[uClibc-cvs] uClibc/docs Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt,1.7,1.8
Erik Andersen
andersen at codepoet.org
Wed Feb 12 13:10:03 UTC 2003
Update of /var/cvs/uClibc/docs
In directory winder:/tmp/cvs-serv14949
Modified Files:
Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt
Log Message:
Some minor doc updates
Index: Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt
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RCS file: /var/cvs/uClibc/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt,v
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diff -u -d -r1.7 -r1.8
--- Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt 11 Dec 2002 20:44:48 -0000 1.7
+++ Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt 12 Feb 2003 13:09:59 -0000 1.8
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@
are not at all implemented.
8) libnsl provides support for Network Information Service (NIS) which was
-originally called "Yellow Pages" or "YP", which is an extension of RPC
-invented by Sun to share Unix password files over the network. I personally
-think NIS is an evil abomination, and should be avoided. These days, using
-ldap is much more effective mechanism for doing the same thing. uClibc does
-not provide libnsl.so.1, and has no support for Network Information Service
-(NIS). We therefore, also do not provide any of the headers files provided by
-glibc under /usr/include/rpcsvc. I am open to implementing ldap based
-password authentication, but I do not personally intend to implement it (since
-I have no use for it).
+originally called "Yellow Pages" or "YP", which is an extension of RPC invented
+by Sun to share Unix password files over the network. I personally think NIS
+is an evil abomination, and should be avoided. These days, using ldap is much
+more effective mechanism for doing the same thing. uClibc provides a stub
+libnsl, but and has no actuall support for Network Information Service (NIS).
+We therefore, also do not provide any of the headers files provided by glibc
+under /usr/include/rpcsvc. I am open to implementing ldap based password
+authentication, but I do not personally intend to implement it (since I have no
+use for it).
9) uClibc's locale support is not 100% complete yet. We are working on it.
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