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diff --git a/manual/conf.texi b/manual/conf.texi index 7eb8b3625a..c720063b83 100644 --- a/manual/conf.texi +++ b/manual/conf.texi @@ -1149,6 +1149,9 @@ typed ahead as input. @xref{I/O Queues}. @deftypevr Macro int NAME_MAX The uniform system limit (if any) for the length of a file name component, not including the terminating null character. + +@strong{Portability Note:} On some systems, @theglibc{} defines +@code{NAME_MAX}, but does not actually enforce this limit. @end deftypevr @comment limits.h @@ -1157,6 +1160,9 @@ including the terminating null character. The uniform system limit (if any) for the length of an entire file name (that is, the argument given to system calls such as @code{open}), including the terminating null character. + +@strong{Portability Note:} @Theglibc{} does not enforce this limit +even if @code{PATH_MAX} is defined. @end deftypevr @cindex limits, pipe buffer size @@ -1476,6 +1482,9 @@ Inquire about the value of @code{POSIX_REC_MIN_XFER_SIZE}. Inquire about the value of @code{POSIX_REC_XFER_ALIGN}. @end table +@strong{Portability Note:} On some systems, @theglibc{} does not +enforce @code{_PC_NAME_MAX} or @code{_PC_PATH_MAX} limits. + @node Utility Limits @section Utility Program Capacity Limits |