Re: [gtk-list] still a bug with getpwuid_r [was: Re: 1.1.14

[Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi ira uka de>]

Hi,
 
> Doubled by whom? 

By glib: here's the source:

        do
          {
            g_free (buffer);
            buffer = g_malloc (bufsize);

#    ifdef HAVE_GETPWUID_R_POSIX
            error = getpwuid_r (getuid (), &pwd, buffer, bufsize, &pw);
            error = error < 0 ? errno : error;
#    else /* !HAVE_GETPWUID_R_POSIX */
            pw = getpwuid_r (getuid (), &pwd, buffer, bufsize);
            error = pw ? 0 : errno;
#    endif /* !HAVE_GETPWUID_R_POSIX */

            bufsize *= 2; /* here the bufzise gets doubled */
          }
        while (error == ERANGE); /* This loop us left, whenever the call
                                    to getpwuid succeded. */


> Don't forget that we are working on multiple
> architectures, and the Digital UNIX man page seems very specific.
> 
> I'd rather have it suffice in all situations rather than most.

I still think, it should work on DIGITAL as well.

Bye,
Sebastian
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