Add PATH_MAX and FILENAME_MAX for Windows and Redox
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Description
I noticed that thost consts are missing from libc when I tried to port uutils/pathchk.
Would you consider adding them?
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the platform-specific Rust bindings for Windows and Redox and checking how existing path and filename constants are defined. Add PATH_MAX and FILENAME_MAX for both requested targets, then run the relevant libc checks or target builds to confirm the constants are exposed correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100