* Andres Freund (andres@2ndquadrant.com) wrote:
> Sure, there can be longer paths, but postgres don't support them. In a
> *myriad* of places. It's just not worth spending code on it.
>
> Just about any of the places that use MAXPGPATH are "vulnerable" or
> produce confusing error messages if it's exceeded. And there are about
> zero complaints about it.
Confusing error messages are one thing, segfaulting is another.
Thanks,
Stephen