Re: PATH_MAX on the Hurd

[Simon Josefsson]

Bruno Haible <address@hidden> writes:

> Yes, this was precisely the topic of the two threads that started at
> <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-06/msg00241.html>
> and <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-06/msg00289.html>.
>
> The root of the problem is that we have two ways to define PATH_MAX:
>   - <limits.h> defines it only if it can be a literal constant, and keeps
>     it undefined on the Hurd,
>   - "pathmax.h" used to provide a definition always.
> And these two semantics get messed up.
>
> There was some, but not complete agreement, that we should change the
> semantics the "pathmax.h" so that it matches what <limits.h> does in
> POSIX. See the last two mails at
> <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-06/msg00328.html>
> <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2011-06/msg00329.html>.
>
>
> So here's now the proposed patch once again.

I like this approach.  After applying it, getcwd builds and passes
selftests [1], so please push it.

/Simon

[1] http://autobuild.josefsson.org/gnulib/log-201108042248625702000.txt