+# if (defined _WIN32 || defined __WIN32__) && ! defined __CYGWIN__
+/* The page "Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces" on msdn.microsoft.com,
+ section "Maximum Path Length Limitation",
+ <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#maxpath>
+ explains that the maximum size of a filename, including the terminating
+ NUL byte, is 260 = 3 + 256 + 1.
+ This is the same value as
+ - FILENAME_MAX in <stdio.h>,
+ - _MAX_PATH in <stdlib.h>,
+ - MAX_PATH in <windef.h>.
+ Undefine the original value, because mingw's <limits.h> gets it wrong. */
+# undef PATH_MAX
+# define PATH_MAX 260
+# endif