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Re: CWD and long paths


On Oct 12 07:49, Jose A Fernandez wrote:
> Hi Corinna,
> 
> Transforming "CWDs > MAX_PATH" to "longest path prefix <= MAX_PATH"
> seems unpredictable.  If you mean discarding subdirectory terms from
> right to left until the overall CWD becomes <= MAX_PATH, an app could
> easily launch in the wrong CWD...

Well, yes, in fact I implicitly assumed that this is understood by
the reader.  That's one reason I'm asking this question.


Corinna

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