32bit UID support for glibc 2.1.3

[Chris Wing]

Ulrich:

> I want to have a 2.2 patch first.  Currently I'm not wiling to apply
> the patch to 2.1 and certainly not to 2.1.3.  There was not enough
> testing, especially compatibility.  Woul you bet that nothing was
> overlooked?

That sounds perfectly reasonable. My main goal is to have 32-bit UIDs
stable and "working out of the box" for the future Linux distributions
based on Linux 2.4.

Out of curiosity, what new features can we look forward to in glibc 2.2,
and in what timeframe do you expect it will be released?

Thanks,
Chris Wing
wingc@engin.umich.edu