Re: PATH_MAX and test-stat.h

[Bruno Haible]

Eric Blake wrote:
> 8908 Pathname Variable Values
> 8909 The values in the following list may be constants within an
> implementation or may vary from
> 8910 one pathname to another.
> ...
> 8912 A definition of one of the symbolic constants in the following list
> shall be omitted from the
> 8913 <limits.h> header on specific implementations where the
> corresponding value is equal to or
> 8914 greater than the stated minimum, but where the value can vary
> depending on the file to which it
> 8915 is applied. The actual value supported for a specific pathname
> shall be provided by the
> 8916 pathconf( ) function.

OK, thanks for showing these in context. It's a bit a twisted logic
("the value may be constant or may vary, and if it varies then <limits.h>
must not define it"), but it does mean what you claimed.

Thanks.

Bruno
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