Martin Wilck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Very true. Perhaps the practical way would be to assume > HAVE_GETPWUID == HAVE_GETPWNAM and see whether someone with > a really strange platform complains (but see below).
There's no reason to do that, it's trivial to check for both. If you use getpwnam() check for HAVE_GETPWNAM, if you use getpwuid() check for HAVE_GETPWUID. Simple, logical, and works even on strange platforms. -- Alexandre Julliard [EMAIL PROTECTED]