Re: [MinGW-dvlpr] MAX_PATH warning on WINE windef.h and Mingw stdlib.h

[Wu Y. <ad...@ne...>]

No, I think the first reference should be an error. I myself just verified
that only _MAX_PATH exists in stdlib.h of MSVC 6.

Best regards,

Wu Yongwei

--- Original Message from Earnir Boyd ---

Steven Edwards wrote:
>
> I am using the current release of the w32api (1.4) and MSYS for my WINE
> port. This is the first of two bugs I will need the Mingw teams help on.
>
> When I am building the wine dlls/programs, I keep getting a warning
> about MAX_PATH being redefined in WINE's windef.h from a previous
> definition in MINGW's stdlib.h. Its only a warning but is annoying as
> hell. Alexandre wont accept a work around patch because the windows
> headers define MAX_PATH in windef.h not stdlib.h.
>

This reference tells me that MAX_PATH is defined in stdlib.h:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/still/hh/st
ill/wiasfncs_6uuh.asp

This reference tells me that MAX_PATH is defined in windef.h:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fax/faxbosr
ef_4rzs.asp

> I can fix this myself and submit a patch to you, but I thought there may
> be some MINGW specific reason why it was in stdlib.h
>

Your patch should merely consist of the proper #ifndef guards.

Earnie.