[3.14] gh-135497: fix MAXLOGNAME detection in configure.ac (GH-135508) (#135516)

miss-islington · alebcay · web-flow · commit c5f066ddf7b1 · 2025-06-14T16:50:48.000Z
gh-135497: fix `MAXLOGNAME` detection in `configure.ac` (GH-135508) (cherry picked from commit 2e15a50) Co-authored-by: Caleb Xu <calebcenter@live.com>
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2025-06-14-10-32-11.gh-issue-135497.ajlV4F.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2025-06-14-10-32-11.gh-issue-135497.ajlV4F.rst
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+Fix the detection of ``MAXLOGNAME`` in the ``configure.ac`` script.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-06-14-14-19-13.gh-issue-135497.1pzwdA.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-06-14-14-19-13.gh-issue-135497.1pzwdA.rst
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+Fix :func:`os.getlogin` failing for longer usernames on BSD-based platforms.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
@@ -5542,7 +5542,7 @@ AC_CHECK_DECL([MAXLOGNAME],
               [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_MAXLOGNAME], [1],
                          [Define if you have the 'MAXLOGNAME' constant.])],
               [],
-              [@%:@include <sys/params.h>])
+              [@%:@include <sys/param.h>])
 
 AC_CHECK_DECLS([UT_NAMESIZE],
               [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_UT_NAMESIZE], [1],

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	`1`	+Fix :func:`os.getlogin` failing for longer usernames on BSD-based platforms.