Re: [PATCH] libutil: find: Define PATH_MAX for GNU/Hurd systems.

[Manolis Ragkousis]

Hello,

On 06/20/16 10:17, Shigio YAMAGUCHI wrote:
> Hi
>> +/* MAX_PATH is not defined in some platforms, most notably GNU/Hurd.
>> +   In that case we define it here to some constant. */
> 
> Since PATH_MAX is buffer size that realpath(3) assumes,
> setting a wrong size would destroy memory.
> How can we know correct size?
> 

Then maybe it would be safer to use the same size as defined in
"linux/limits.h".

#define PATH_MAX        4096    /* # chars in a path name including nul */

This patch does not change anything for systems which PATH_MAX is
defined, and this number will not create an issue for GNU/Hurd. WDYT?

Thank you,
Manolis

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