Re: Proposition for platform maximum filename/pathname length symbols

[Matthias Clasen <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On 12/23/05, Chris Morrison <chris-morrison linuxmail org> wrote:

Hi all,

 

I would like to make a suggestion for a small but useful addition GLib, which I think is a glaring omission and which I have found myself needing for a current development project.

 

I propose that the following symbols be defined and available to programs compiled against GLib:

 

G_MAX_PATH_LENGTH

G_MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH

 

The purpose of these should be self-explanatory; G_MAX_PATH_LENGTH would be defined as the maximum length in bytes a pathname can be (e.g. PATH_MAX under Linux and MAX_PATH under Windoze). G_MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH would be the maximum length of a single filename (if different).

 

Has anyone else been frustrated by the absence of such symbols or have I missed something?

The maximum path length may well be different for different file systems. You can use pathconf() to get the
value for a specific path.

Matthias