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Hi,

I've tried to quickly compile and install macutil. However, this doesn't
compile and can't easily be fixed because one utility function,
util/transname.c:transname() needs the maximum host file name length.=20

However, on Solaris, there is no such constant in any header files:

/*
 * POSIX 1003.1a, section 2.9.5, table 2-5 contains [NAME_MAX] and the
 * related text states:
 *
 * A definition of one of the values from Table 2-5 shall be omitted from t=
he
 * <limits.h> on specific implementations where the corresponding value is
 * equal to or greater than the stated minimum, but where the value can vary
 * depending on the file to which it is applied. The actual value supported=
 for
 * a specific pathname shall be provided by the pathconf() (5.7.1) function.
 *
 * This is clear that any machine supporting multiple file system types
 * and/or a network can not include this define, regardless of protection
 * by the _POSIX_SOURCE and _POSIX_C_SOURCE flags.
 *
 * #define      NAME_MAX        14
 */

Ok, fine with me, I thought, I'll rewrite it to use that. Unfortunately,
pathconf() needs the full pathname (or an open file descriptor) in order
to know the file system's limits, and transname() doesn't get that from
its callers (there are several).

There are three options:

1. NOT_FOR_PLATFORM=3D      SunOS-*-*

2. use _POSIX_NAME_MAX (14) - and even might be considered too big on Solar=
is,
   if your destination is on a old-style-MSDOS mounted floppy

3. redesign the macutil utilities to pass the full path name in all places
   to pass a reasonable full path and thus get the real limit from pathconf=
()
   inside transname().

Opinions?

Regards,
	Ignatios

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