On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Chris Jaeger wrote: > Andrew Morgan wrote: > > > > I think I'd like to see an autoconf test for this, and something to > > ensure that any module that uses it can fall back to the non _r function > > if its not available at compile time. > > > Agreed. > > I'd also draw your attention to this: > > > > http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/pam/Linux-PAM-html/pam_appl-4.html#ss4.1 > Yes, I am aware of this. However, as I am dealing with several > applications that may suffer from this problem, and I have had some > difficulty contacting maintainers, I would prefer to solve it in fewer > patches if possible. It's reasonable for pam_unix to use the reentrant interface where possible, but pam_unix is also targetted for non-Linux OSes that may or may not have getpwnam_r(). As such, it's important to have an autoconf check for this feature before making pam_unix depend on it. Steve Langasek psotmodern programmer
