Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 12:46:41 +0200 From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Slight problems after upgrade 2.2.1 -> 2.2.2 Message-ID: <19970522124641.TZ57175@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199705220444.OAA05825@ogre.dtir.qld.gov.au>; from Stephen McKay on May 22, 1997 14:44:02 %2B1000 References: <3.0.1.32.19970521205601.00cfd590@mail.nacamar.de> <19970521220115.OG57138@uriah.heep.sax.de> <199705220444.OAA05825@ogre.dtir.qld.gov.au>
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As Stephen McKay wrote: > >That's because it has been prepared for eventually upcoming support of > >16-char usernames. (It's already been in -current for some time now.) > > "prepared"? I think "accidentally included from -current" is more > accurate. ...but i remember some discussion afterwards that it shouldn't be reverted either. > >The better way would be to dynamically calculate the required size. > > I agree, but how dynamically? Probably by determining the longest actual username beforehand? No idea. -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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