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Re: [Michael Deutschmann <michael@talamasca.wkpowerlink.com>] libc/1463: Want option to make utmpd create/delete utmp files
- To: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: [Michael Deutschmann <michael@talamasca.wkpowerlink.com>] libc/1463: Want option to make utmpd create/delete utmp files
- From: Michael Deutschmann <michael at talamasca dot wkpowerlink dot com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 19:49:24 -0800 (PST)
- cc: Mark Kettenis <kettenis at wins dot uva dot nl>, aj at suse dot de, libc-alpha at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
On 26 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I agree. So the question is why Michael is still using it.
> Misinformation about the necessity?
*I'm* not using it. I moved to libc-2.0 in one go and never looked
back. I'm looking out for any of *my users* who want to use utmpd. (mind
you, I don't know if I have any...)
README.utmpd quite clearly implies that any program that cannot cooperate
with utmpd should be considered buggy.
BTW: I think you should make utmpd, and the glibc code that supports
it, into an add-on module. I don't see how it affects the ABI, so it should
not introduce new binary-compatiblity woes if some libc.so.6's have it
and some don't. It would be a relatively harmless way to cut down bloat.
---- Michael Deutschmann <michael@talamasca.wkpowerlink.com>