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+#ifndef CYGONCE_LIMITS_H
+#define CYGONCE_LIMITS_H
+//=============================================================================
+//
+//      limits.h
+//
+//      POSIX limits header
+//
+//=============================================================================
+//####COPYRIGHTBEGIN####
+//                                                                          
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+// The contents of this file are subject to the Red Hat eCos Public License 
+// Version 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in         
+// compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at    
+// http://www.redhat.com/                                                   
+//                                                                          
+// Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"      
+// basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the 
+// License for the specific language governing rights and limitations under 
+// the License.                                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Original Code is eCos - Embedded Configurable Operating System,      
+// released September 30, 1998.                                             
+//                                                                          
+// The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Red Hat.                   
+// Portions created by Red Hat are                                          
+// Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Red Hat, Inc.                             
+// All Rights Reserved.                                                     
+// -------------------------------------------                              
+//                                                                          
+//####COPYRIGHTEND####
+//=============================================================================
+//#####DESCRIPTIONBEGIN####
+//
+// Author(s):     nickg
+// Contributors:  nickg
+// Date:          2000-03-17
+// Purpose:       POSIX limits header
+// Description:   This file contains the compile time definitions that describe
+//                the minima and current values of various values and defined
+//                in POSIX.1 section 2.8.
+//              
+// Usage:
+//              #include <limits.h>
+//              ...
+//              
+//
+//####DESCRIPTIONEND####
+//
+//=============================================================================
+
+#include <pkgconf/hal.h>
+#include <pkgconf/kernel.h>
+#include <pkgconf/posix.h>
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Runtime invariants
+// These are all equal to or greater than the minimum values defined above.
+
+// From table 2-4
+
+#define NGROUPS_MAX             _POSIX_NGROUPS_MAX
+
+// From table 2-5
+
+#define AIO_LISTIO_MAX          _POSIX_AIO_LISTIO_MAX
+
+#define AIO_MAX                 _POSIX_AIO_MAX
+
+#define AIO_PRIO_DELTA_MAX      0
+
+#define ARG_MAX                 _POSIX_ARG_MAX
+
+#define CHILD_MAX               _POSIX_CHILD_MAX
+
+#define DELAYTIMER_MAX          _POSIX_DELAYTIMER_MAX
+
+#define LOGIN_NAME_MAX          _POSIX_LOGIN_NAME_MAX
+
+#define OPEN_MAX                _POSIX_OPEN_MAX
+
+#define PAGESIZE                1
+
+#define PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS CYGNUM_POSIX_PTHREAD_DESTRUCTOR_ITERATIONS
+
+#define PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX        CYGNUM_POSIX_PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX
+
+// Minimum size needed on a pthread stack to contain its per-thread control
+// structures and per-thread data. Since we cannot include all the headers
+// necessary to calculate this value here, the following is a generous estimate.
+#define PTHREAD_STACK_OVERHEAD  (0x180+(PTHREAD_KEYS_MAX*sizeof(void *)))
+
+#define PTHREAD_STACK_MIN       (CYGNUM_HAL_STACK_SIZE_MINIMUM+PTHREAD_STACK_OVERHEAD)
+
+#define PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX     CYGNUM_POSIX_PTHREAD_THREADS_MAX
+
+#define RTSIG_MAX               _POSIX_RTSIG_MAX
+
+#define SEM_NSEMS_MAX           _POSIX_SEM_NSEMS_MAX
+
+#define SEM_VALUE_MAX           _POSIX_SEM_VALUE_MAX
+
+#define SIGQUEUE_MAX            _POSIX_SIGQUEUE_MAX
+
+#define STREAM_MAX              _POSIX_STREAM_MAX
+
+#define TIMER_MAX               _POSIX_TIMER_MAX
+
+#define TTY_NAME_MAX            _POSIX_TTY_NAME_MAX
+
+#define TZNAME_MAX              _POSIX_TZNAME_MAX
+
+
+// From table 2-6.
+
+#define LINK_MAX                _POSIX_LINK_MAX
+
+#define MAX_CANON               _POSIX_MAX_CANON
+
+#define MAX_INPUT               _POSIX_MAX_INPUT
+
+#define NAME_MAX                _POSIX_NAME_MAX
+
+#define PATH_MAX                _POSIX_PATH_MAX
+
+#define PIPE_BUF                _POSIX_PIPE_BUF
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#endif // ifndef CYGONCE_LIMITS_H
+// End of limits.h