Re: Proposition for platform maximum filename/pathname length symbols

[Sebastian Rittau <srittau jroger in-berlin de>]

On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 01:18:29AM -0000, Chris Morrison wrote:

> 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.
> 
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> 
> I propose that the following symbols be defined and available to programs
> compiled against GLib:
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> G_MAX_PATH_LENGTH
> 
> G_MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH
> 
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> 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?

Please note that some systems (e.g. GNU/Hurd AFAIK) do not have a
maximum path length. If you need to use such a macro, you should really
reconsider your code and evaluate using a dynamically allocated buffer.

 - Sebastian