Subject: Re: On pw_dup(3), and development in general (was: Re: CVS commit: src/lib/libc)
To: Klaus Klein <kleink@reziprozitaet.de>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 09/14/2003 22:35:47
>>2) I have had a look at the BSD auth implementation proposal which you
>> posted in [3]. All BSD auth logic resides in libutil, and there is
>> no reason to have pw_dup(3) separated from it in libc; neither does
>> pw_dup(3) access any libc internals in which case it being
>> implemented in libc would be a sensible choice. It's also worth
>> noting that the bulk of password database utility functions already
>> reside in libutil.
> it was a mistake. all auth*.c has to reside in libc.
i guess i have posted this somewhere right after the tarball
announcement, don't remember where.
itojun