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Re: static binaries and NSS
On Thu, Jun 12, Jakub Jelinek wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 04:21:36PM -0400, Nicholas Wourms wrote:
> > Ulrich Drepper wrote:
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> > >Thorsten Kukuk wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>+link_warning (getgrouplist, "the `getgrouplist' function should not be
> > >>used in static binaries.")
> > >
> > >
> > >"should not be used" probably isn't the right wording, especially if the
> > >loading issue is resolved with Jakub's patch or something similar. It
> > >might be fine, given the situation. The actual problem should be
> > >described. I probably settle for
> > >
> > >using 'foo' in statically linked applications requires at runtime the
> > >NSS modules from the glibc version used for linking
> >
> > How about:
> >
> > "Using 'foo' in a statically linked binary requires the NSS modules from
> > the same glibc version it was built against be present for proper
> > runtime execution."
>
> Not only NSS modules, but whole same glibc.
Yes, and this is impossible. I think we should write that it is a bad
idea to use this function in a static linked binary, even with Jakub's
patch.
Thorsten
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