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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+generate sequence of filename that does not exceed MAX_LEN=260
+for Python < 3.6 and Windows without modified registry
+"""
+
+import sys
+import string
+
+name_len = 260 - len(sys.argv[2]) - 4 - 39 - 4 - 2
+if name_len < 1:
+    raise ValueError('The meson build directory pathname is so long '
+                     'that we cannot generate filenames within 260 characters.')
+# leave room for suffix and file separators, and meson generated text
+# e.g. ".c.obj.d" and other decorators added by Meson at configuration
+# for intermediate files
+
+base = string.ascii_letters * 5  # 260 characters
+max_num_len = len(str(sys.argv[1]))
+base = base[: name_len - max_num_len]
+
+for i in range(int(sys.argv[1])):
+    print("{base}{i:0{max_num_len}d}".format(base=base, max_num_len=max_num_len, i=i))