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[FIX MASTER] Fix windows path limitation link #1356

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Fix windows path limitation link
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removed no longer working link
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7 changes: 2 additions & 5 deletions howtos/vs2017_cmake.rst
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Expand Up @@ -154,16 +154,13 @@ Using tasks with tasks.vs.json
Another alternative is using file `tasks <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/customize-build-and-debug-tasks-in-visual-studio?view=vs-2017>`_
feature of Visual Studio 2017. This way you can install dependencies by running :command:`conan install` as task directly in the IDE.

All you need is to right click on your *conanfile.py*-> Configure Tasks (see the
All you need is to right click on your *conanfile.py* -> Configure Tasks (see the
`link above <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/customize-build-and-debug-tasks-in-visual-studio?view=vs-2017>`_) and add the
following to your *tasks.vs.json*.

.. warning::

The file *tasks.vs.json* is added to your local *.vs* folder so it is not supposed to be added to your version control system. There is
also a feature
`request <https://visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio-ide/suggestions/33814138-add-macro-buildroot-to-tasks-vs-json>`_
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I couldn't find the new link for this one so I removed as I didn't seem so crucial

to improve this process.
The file *tasks.vs.json* is added to your local *.vs* folder so it is not supposed to be added to your version control system.

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion reference/conanfile/attributes.rst
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Expand Up @@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ It tells Conan to workaround the limitation of 260 chars in Windows paths.
.. important::

Since Windows 10 (ver. 10.0.14393), it is possible to `enable long paths at the system level
<https://docs.microsoft.com/es-es/windows/desktop/FileIO/naming-a-file#maximum-path-length-limitation>`_.
<https://docs.microsoft.com/es-es/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#maximum-path-length-limitation>`_.
Latest python 2.x and 3.x installers enable this by default. With the path limit removed both on the OS
and on Python, the ``short_paths`` functionality becomes unnecessary, and may be disabled explicitly
through the ``CONAN_USER_HOME_SHORT`` environment variable.
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