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To: "esr@xxxxxxxxxxx via RT" <rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#2922) Revised version of data-reorganizattion patch
From: Jordi Mallach <jordi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:55:56 +0100

On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 10:48:06AM -0800, esr@xxxxxxxxxxx via RT wrote:
> > I'm pretty sure POSIX says something like "MAX_PATH_LEN, if defined, 
> > gives the maximum length of any path string".  And HURD does not define it.
> > But don't worry about it; if it's broken somebody will fix it someday...
> HURD.  Hah.  It is to laugh.

Err, so you don't care about the Hurd, that's obvious. Could you at
least show a bit of respect?

MAX_PATH_LEN isn't, as Jason noted, mandated by POSIX. If a program
assumes it is, it's a bug.

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