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Re: get rid of getpwent? (Was: cygwin-1.7.28 getpwent header declaration changes ?)

From: Warren Young <warren at etr-usa dot com>
To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:25:23 -0700
Subject: Re: get rid of getpwent? (Was: cygwin-1.7.28 getpwent header declaration changes ?)
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On 2/7/2014 13:09, Warren Young wrote:


I want getpwent() and friends to remain available, but to switch to
AD/SAM as primary, like OS X does all the time,

I just realized that this means getpwent() turns into an AD databaselinear scan at AD sites.


Hmmm...

I think I'm still in favor of the idea. It seems like a "Doctor, ithurts when I do a complete linear AD scan!" issue. ("So don't do that,then!")

This could make Cygwin a positive force for getting these old programsupdated to use modern APIs.


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