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List:       coreutils-bug
Subject:    [PATCH] getcwd / PATH_MAX check in configure breaks on GNU
From:       Robert Millan <zeratul2 () wanadoo ! es>
Date:       2003-04-25 17:51:07
Message-ID: 20030425175107.GA1268 () aragorn
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hi!

I sent a notification about this a while ago, but seems like the
message was lost. excuse me if you recieve the message twice.

btw, i just updated the patch because i forgot to fix m4/getcwd-path-max.m4,
see the bug comments in Savannah bts.

URL: http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/download.php?id=1416

description follows:

	the test that checks wether getcwd accepts paths longer than PATH_MAX
	works badly on systems where PATH_MAX is undefined, like GNU (aka GNU/Hurd).

	when PATH_MAX is not defined, it means there's no generic limit on the length
	of a path, and thus this kind of bug in getcwd cannot exist, so it should
	not be tested for it.

	see the comments added in the patch, they're quite explanative:

	http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/download.php?id=1416

-- 
Robert Millan

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