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| -rw-r--r-- | gnulib/lib/pathmax.h | 15 |
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diff --git a/gnulib/lib/pathmax.h b/gnulib/lib/pathmax.h index d0b92184..c47618a1 100644 --- a/gnulib/lib/pathmax.h +++ b/gnulib/lib/pathmax.h @@ -66,4 +66,19 @@ # define PATH_MAX 1024 # endif +# if (defined _WIN32 || defined __WIN32__) && ! defined __CYGWIN__ +/* The page "Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces" on msdn.microsoft.com, + section "Maximum Path Length Limitation", + <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#maxpath> + explains that the maximum size of a filename, including the terminating + NUL byte, is 260 = 3 + 256 + 1. + This is the same value as + - FILENAME_MAX in <stdio.h>, + - _MAX_PATH in <stdlib.h>, + - MAX_PATH in <windef.h>. + Undefine the original value, because mingw's <limits.h> gets it wrong. */ +# undef PATH_MAX +# define PATH_MAX 260 +# endif + #endif /* _PATHMAX_H */ |