Hi Vincent, On Monday, 2017-09-18 13:13:07 +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > [... _POSIX_PATH_MAX ...]
> > (which usually is defined to 256 including null char).
>
> And it must be 256 in the current POSIX version:
>
> {_POSIX_PATH_MAX}
> Minimum number the implementation will accept as the maximum
> number of bytes in a pathname.
> Value: 256
256 is the *minimum* value ist must have, it's listed under "Minimum
Values" that says "For each of these limits, a conforming implementation
shall provide a value at least this large or shall have no limit."
> > However, _POSIX_PATH_MAX is the maximum length a file name or directory
> > name is assumed to have, not the entire path.
>
> This is not what the POSIX spec says (see above).
Hmm.. seems I mixed that up (or it is an implementation detail that
happens to be congruent).
Eike
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