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+/* truncate.h: truncate too-long components in a filename.
+
+Copyright (C) 1993 Karl Berry.
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
+
+#ifndef KPATHSEA_TRUNCATE_H
+#define KPATHSEA_TRUNCATE_H
+
+#include <kpathsea/c-proto.h>
+#include <kpathsea/types.h>
+
+/* Truncate any component in NAME longer than the system NAME_MAX, and
+   return the result as a malloced string.  If none, return a copy of
+   NAME.  */
+extern string kpse_truncate_filename P1H(const_string name);
+
+#endif /* not KPATHSEA_TRUNCATE_H */