On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 12:08 AM Philip Guenther <guenther@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 15, 2024 at 1:14 AM Philip Guenther <guenther@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I think you've managed to hit a spot where the POSIX standard doesn't provide a way for a program to find the information it needs to do its job correctly. I've filed a ticket there
>> https://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1831
>>
>> We'll see if my understanding of pathconf() is incorrect or if someone has a great idea for how to get around this...
>
> So yeah, what's needed is pathconfat(2)** but whether this winding loose end ("That poor yak.") merits that much code and surface is yet to be examined deeply.
The fix for this has now been committed, so it'll be in 7.6 and a near
future snapshot.
Philip Guenther