openframeworks / openframeworks/projectGenerator

Visual Studio max project name length?

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Description

I discovered that ofxVLCVideoPlayerScreenGrabberExample is too long for the project generator, but ofxVLCVideoPlayerScreenExample does work. Is there a max char limit? The error message is: Error... There was a problem generating your project...

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Reproduce the project generator behavior with ofxVLCVideoPlayerScreenGrabberExample and ofxVLCVideoPlayerScreenExample for Visual Studio. Trace the generator path that reports the generic project-generation error, identify the name-length constraint, and verify that the failing name is handled or that the limit is clearly reported.

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Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Stale
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Mostly clear
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