Re: Linux/Hurd compatibility
On Wed, 12 May 1999, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> I have less problems with programs that use /proc than with programs which
> rely on the slight POSIX incompleteness/incompatibility of Linux. For
> example, it is a bit easier to program if you know PATH_MAX is an integer...
> but if it is not defined, you need to check with sysconf and cope with
> unlimited paths. On Linux, PATH_MAX is defined, so most people simply rely
> on it.
I've looked at this a just a wee bit. It should be pretty easy to check if
sysconf( _SC_LINE_MAX ) returns -1 without error. But I'm not quite sure
what the desired behavior is exactly. I'm a bit of a rookie; I'm not quite
clear on what should be done in terms of allocating memory in this case.
--
dean hudson, <deanh@ero.com>
research fellow, esoteric research organization
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