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Re: [patch] manual/conf.texi, sync _POSIX_PATH_MAX with header value

To: Mark Brown <broonie at sirena dot org dot uk>
Subject: Re: [patch] manual/conf.texi, sync _POSIX_PATH_MAX with header value
From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
Date: 09 Jan 2001 17:38:07 -0800
Cc: GNU C Library <libc-alpha at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
References: <20010108194024.A10073@visi.net><m33desz0vk.fsf@otr.mynet.cygnus.com><20010110011243.U12610@tardis.ed.ac.uk>
Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)

Mark Brown <broonie@sirena.org.uk> writes:

> Could you expand on why 256 is right, please?  I'm trying to fix a
> program (TenDRA) that depends on the value of _POSIX_PATH_MAX and would
> appreciate some guidance on what to do.

Austin group draft 5, page 267:

9210   {_POSIX_PATH_MAX}
9211        Maximum number of bytes in a path name.
9212        Value: 256

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References:
- [patch] manual/conf.texi, sync _POSIX_PATH_MAX with header value
  - From: Ben Collins
- Re: [patch] manual/conf.texi, sync _POSIX_PATH_MAX with header value
  - From: Ulrich Drepper
- Re: [patch] manual/conf.texi, sync _POSIX_PATH_MAX with header value
  - From: Mark Brown

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