Björn 'besser82' Esser wrote:
> libxcrypt will be fully binary compatible with software linked against
> glibc's libcrypt and does not require any rebuilds. However, the
> converse is not true: programs linked against libxcrypt will not work
> with glibc's libcrypt. It comes with a set of extended interfaces
> pioneered by Openwall Linux, crypt_rn, crypt_ra, crypt_gensalt,
> crypt_gensalt_rn, and crypt_gensalt_ra. Also, programs that use
> certain legacy APIs supplied by glibc's libcrypt (encrypt, encrypt_r,
> setkey, setkey_r, and fcrypt) cannot be compiled against libxcrypt.
I think it would make more sense to add the new APIs to glibc, without
dropping existing APIs or changing the implementation of the remaining
existing APIs.
Kevin Kofler
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