[BusyBox] Busybox passwd/shadow database files place

[Nick Fedchik]

Hi ALL!

libbb/messages.c has declared paths:

#ifdef L_passwd_file
#define PASSWD_FILE        "/etc/passwd"
const char * const bb_path_passwd_file = PASSWD_FILE;
#endif

and the same declarations for group, shadow, gshadow files.

But inisde of most libpwdgrp files I see this lines:
#grep /etc/ busybox/libpwdgrp/*
busybox/libpwdgrp/getgrgid.c:   if ((grp_fd = open("/etc/group", ...
busybox/libpwdgrp/getgrnam.c:   if ((grp_fd = open("/etc/group", ...
busybox/libpwdgrp/getpwnam.c:   if ((passwd_fd = open("/etc/passwd", ...
busybox/libpwdgrp/getpwuid.c:   if ((passwd_fd = open("/etc/passwd", ...
busybox/libpwdgrp/grent.c:      grp_fd = open("/etc/group", O_RDONLY);
busybox/libpwdgrp/initgroups.c: if ((grp_fd = open("/etc/group", O_RDONLY)) 
busybox/libpwdgrp/pwent.c:      pw_fd = open("/etc/passwd", O_RDONLY);

Why? 
Is it just raw code, or some shadow sense present here?

Also about patches for bb-1.0-pre: one time ago I post here the patch to 
change dir of shadow file to another dir than default /etc.
Is it need for someone else than me?
I think if that lines into busybox/libpwdgrp/ files will be changed from 
const strings to bb_path_passwd_*_file vars, then the patch for alternative 
paths to passwd/shadow files can be easy and fine.

-- 
Best regards, Nick Fedchik
FNM3-RIPE(-UANIC) http://www.fedchik.org.ua