Re: Configure question

[Alexandre Julliard]

Patrik Stridvall  writes:
> Still I think the code should verify that any assumptions
> made str really true, if possible. Like:
>
> #if defined(HAVE_GETPWUID) || defined(HAVE_GETPWNAM) ||
> defined(HAVE_GETPWENT)
> # if !(defined(HAVE_GETPWUID) && defined(HAVE_GETPWNAM) &&
> defined(HAVE_GETPWENT))
> #  error All or none of the functions getpwuid, getpwnam and getpwent are
> assumed to exist
> # endif
> #endif

There is absolutely no reason to do that, because we shouldn't assume
anything like that. As I said, if you use getpwnam() you check for
HAVE_GETPWNAM; whether getpwuid() also exists or not is completely
irrelevant.