> On June 9, 2016 at 7:31 PM Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregor...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't follow your logic. SSIZE_MAX is only guaranteed to be at > least 32,767. PATH_MAX can easily be larger than that without coming > close to exhausting my system's resources. > > apg
If SSIZE_MAX is just 32,767, then SIZE_MAX is 65,535. With such a small amount of addressable space, your resources are very quickly exhausted. Let alone that I don't remember a 16 bit memory operating system that is still supported.
