Re: [FAQ] ARG_MAX and POSIX

[Bob Proulx]

Hi Ralf,

Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> You may be interested in that Linux 2.6.23 will remove this limit, see
> <http://lwn.net/Articles/246528/>.

I am very happy to see the limit removed.  But did I read that log
message correctly that this is achieved by adding an additional copy
of all of the data?  I am not familiar with the kernel internals and
so don't know if this is really as bad as it sounds.

> Which is why I've been wondering whether Libtool needs to be adjusted:
> <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2007-08/msg00063.html>.

Isn't the Hurd also one of the systems that does not have an ARG_MAX
limit?  If so then what is the behavior there?

Thanks for the additional information.

Bob