diff --git a/Python/getcwd.c b/Python/getcwd.c
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+++ b/Python/getcwd.c
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+/* Quick hack to get posix.getcwd() working for pure BSD 4.3 */
+
+#include "sys/param.h"
+#include "errno.h"
+
+extern int errno;
+
+extern char *getwd();
+
+char *
+getcwd(buf, size)
+	char *buf;
+	int size;
+{
+	char localbuf[MAXPATHLEN+1];
+	char *ret;
+	
+	if (size <= 0) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ret = getwd(localbuf);
+	if (ret != NULL && strlen(localbuf) >= size) {
+		errno = ERANGE;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (ret == NULL) {
+		errno = EACCES; /* Most likely error */
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	strncpy(buf, localbuf, size);
+	return buf;
+}
+
+/* PS: for really old systems you must popen /bin/pwd ... */