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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Jérémie Galarneau <jeremie.galarneau@efficios.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-only
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _COMPAT_PATH_H
+#define _COMPAT_PATH_H
+
+/* Build platform's preferred path separator. */
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
+#define LTTNG_PATH_SEPARATOR '\\'
+#else
+#define LTTNG_PATH_SEPARATOR '/'
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _COMPAT_PATH_H */