In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:05:04 +0200,
Jan Fedak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
jack> I find it rather unfortunate that you provide crypt() function. This
jack> causes a lot of conflicts in poorly written configure scripts and
jack> Makefiles especially on GNU systems that provide crypt with richer
jack> functionality.
jack>
jack> I see few possible solutions:
jack> - removing crypt() from libcrypto
jack> this has probably close to no chance as there may be many
jack> projects that rely on your implementation
jack> - optionally removing crypt()
jack> based on options given to config script
jack> - enhancing crypt() with the functionality provided by GNU glibc so
jack> that it provides the same features (MD5 crypt)
If you look at the 0.9.7 snapshots, you might be pleasantly
surprised. Please take a look and say what you think of the solution
provided.
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