Derek Atkins wrote:

> I see.  Well, I have two options:
> 
> 1) Don't support RHEL3 or
> 2) Patch OpenAFS to check for libkrb524 if it can't find either of these
>   symbols.
> 
> I suspect if we ask the user base they would prefer #2.  I don't think
> it would be TOO hard to write a test that adds "-lkrb524" to LIBS and
> checks again for appropriate symbol....
> 
>> I will note that the function in the MIT library is
>> krb5_524_convert_creds();
>> the symbol name krb524_convert_creds_kdc is for Heimdal.
> 
> That's interesting, as the latter symbol ALSO exists in mit's krb524
> library,
> as noted in my previous email but cut from your response.
> 
> Would a patch to aclocal.m4 that checks for libkrb524 in the absense of
> either symbols from the krb5-config output be accepted by the openafs
> team?  Or am I going to have to keep that patch private in perpetuity as
> long as I continue to support RHEL3?
> 
>> --Ken
> 
> -derek

Derek:

Please provide the patch for us to review.  I agree that as long
as it doesn't break anything that supporting Red Hat is desirable.

Jeffrey Altman



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