static binaries and NSS

[Ulrich Drepper]

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Thorsten Kukuk wrote:

> I think it is time that we add a linker warning to getpwnam and
> friends, that static linking and using this functions, which calls
> NSS, is a bad idea.

That's certainly a good thing to do regardless of any further action.


> Or should we go one step further and remove
> this functions from the static libc like Solaris did?

I want to take one more look at what is involved.  The problem is
finding the time.  It'll happen hopefully soon.

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