1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/git2/common.h b/include/git2/common.h
index 9a27ac2e5..ba54ce482 100644
--- a/include/git2/common.h
+++ b/include/git2/common.h
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@
 # define GIT_FORMAT_PRINTF(a,b) /* empty */
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#define GIT_WIN32 1
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @file git2/common.h
  * @brief Git common platform definitions
@@ -86,6 +90,22 @@
 
 GIT_BEGIN_DECL
 
+/**
+ * The separator used in path list strings (ie like in the PATH
+ * environment variable). A semi-colon ";" is used on Windows, and
+ * a colon ":" for all other systems.
+ */
+#ifdef GIT_WIN32
+#define GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR ';'
+#else
+#define GIT_PATH_LIST_SEPARATOR ':'
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * The maximum length of a git valid git path.
+ */
+#define GIT_PATH_MAX 4096
+
 typedef struct {
 	char **strings;
 	size_t count;