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+  o Minor bugfixes (portability):
+    - Fix compilation of the unit tests on GNU/Hurd, which does not
+      define PATH_MAX. Fixes bug 26873; bugfix on 0.3.3.1-alpha.
+      Patch from "paulusASol".