Re: Enlarge max. length of PATH variable in programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c

[Ann & Jason Edmeades]

> However according to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830473 : "the total

length ....
> cannot contain more than either 2047 or 8191 characters (as appropriate to

your
> operating system)"

I'd suggest changing it to MAXSTRING which is used throughout cmd to refer
to a 'big' string (of 8192 chars). At least this way you can grow the max
line length simply!
> PS: I think   char string[1024]; in the main() should be extended 
>    to   char string[2048];   as well! (please see the MS note above)

Yes, I'd agree (to MAXSTRING, but change the 1024 in at least one of the
calls appropriately as well)

Jason

Enlarge max. length of PATH variable in programs/cmd/wcmdmain.c

Hello Jason,
> > PS: I think   char string[1024]; in the main() should be extended 
> >    to   char string[2048];   as well! (please see the MS note above)
> Yes, I'd agree (to MAXSTRING, but change the 1024 in at least one of

the calls appropriately as well)

yes, there are several places in wcmdmain.c besides main() where 1024 is
wrongly used.
But that would be another patch - related to the max. length of
commands.

I hope my original patch will be applied (with 2048 or with MAXSTRING as
you suggest) 
http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-patches/2007-March/037313.html
- it is about the max. length of a PATH variable.

Regards
Alex