Re: emacs & MAXPATHLEN

[Jan D.]

> > +#else
> > +      {
> > +        int buf_size = 2;
> > +        buf = xmalloc (buf_size);
> > +        for(;;)
> > +          {
> > +            if(getcwd (buf, buf_size) == 0)
> > +              {
> > +                if(errno == ERANGE)
> > +                  {
> > +                    buf_size *= 2;
> > +                    buf = xrealloc (buf, buf_size);
> > +                  }
> > +                else
> > +                  fatal ("`getcwd' failed: %s\n", strerror (errno));
> > +              }
> > +            else
> > +              break;
> > +          }
> > +
> > +      }
> > +#endif

You can initialize buf_size to something bigger than 2.  This almost  
guarantees multiple calls to realloc.  Try 1024 or something more  
reasonable that will at least hold most paths.  2 will only hold "/"  
and nothing else.

Also, space after if and for.

    Jan D.