Subject: Re: utmpx.h
To: James Graham <greywolf@starwolf.com>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@netbsd.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 09/23/2001 21:41:03
On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, James Graham wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, Greg A. Woods wrote:
>
> # > #define	_PATH_UTMPX	"/var/run/utmpx"
> # > #define	_PATH_WTMPX	"/var/log/wtmpx"
> #
> # These names (i.e. the basenames) are a really bad idea if you're not
> # making them 100% compatible with ATT SysVr4....
>
> Basenames?  You mean everything after the final slash?  Looks like
> they're compatible to me.

I think the thought is that since the files aren't compatable inside, we
probably shouldn't use the same name outside.

Take care,

Bill