8char function names from hell

[eric townsend]

Just tried to compile some stuff I got from a friend.  Low and
behold, the unix-pc C compiler doesn't go past 8 characters in
either a function or a varible name!

What's da dang deal?  For some strange reason I thought that maybe,
just maybe, C compilers within USG and/or sysV would be a little
more compatible than this.

An 8 character limit?  What is this, a step back towards 2 character
varible names like in BASIC?

Ranting over.. Seriously, though.. Is there any way to get around this?
Any kludges, or preprocessors, or anything?
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-- 
"Occult symbols include ... the 'peace' symbol and the Jewish 'Star of David'"
   -- From the Back In Control Handbook
Girls play with toys. Real women skate. -- Powell Peralta ad
J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007