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Date: | Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:19:43 +0100 |
From: | Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: Another long pathname question |
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On Feb 25 18:58, Greg Freemyer wrote: > I just read the release email for 1.7.0 > > In part it says: > > - Fallout from the long path names: If the current working directory is > longer than 260 bytes, or if the current working directory is a virtual > path (like /proc, /cygdrive, //server), don't call native Win32 programs > since they don't understand these paths. > > I've done a fair amount of long path name testing in Vista / Win2008, > and I'd like to understand the above in more detail. It's a restriction of Win32 processes. The CWD is stored in the PEB (process environment block) of every process. It's stored as path as well as as handle. Unfortunately the CWD in the PEB is a static storage area of 520 bytes == 260 (MAX_PATH) wide characters. That's why no Win32 process can have a long path as CWD. See also http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365530(VS.85).aspx Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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