--- pax-3.0/src/pax.h.MAXPATH	2001-12-15 14:52:52.000000000 +0100

+++ pax-3.0/src/pax.h	2004-10-08 11:10:50.673000632 +0200

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@

 /*

  * BSD PAX global data structures and constants.

  */

+#include <limits.h>

 #define	MAXBLK		64512	/* MAX blocksize supported (posix SPEC) */

 				/* WARNING: increasing MAXBLK past 32256 */

@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@

 				/* Don't even think of changing this */

 #define DEVBLK		8192	/* default read blksize for devices */

 #define FILEBLK		10240	/* default read blksize for files */

-#define PAXPATHLEN	3072	/* maximium path length for pax. MUST be */

-				/* longer than the system MAXPATHLEN */

+#define PAXPATHLEN	PATH_MAX	/* maximium path length for pax. MUST be */

+					/* longer than the system MAXPATHLEN */

 /*

  * Pax modes of operation