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Re: Where is getpw declared?

To: Andreas Jaeger <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>
Subject: Re: Where is getpw declared?
From: Roland McGrath <roland@frob.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 01:31:20 -0400
Cc: libc-hacker@sourceware.cygnus.com
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> 
> The linux manual page states that getpw is declared via including
> <pwd.h> - but I can't find the prototype in any header at all.
> 
> I guess getpw is a GNU extension, since I couldn't find any
> documentation on it besides the man page.

It is an ancient (BSD maybe?) function.  I put it in GNU libc in the first
place for compatibility, probably with 4.3BSD and/or SysVr3 at the time.
I don't know if anybody uses it now.

References:
- Where is getpw declared?
  - From: Andreas Jaeger <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>

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