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Re: [PATCH] Avoid crippled getpass function on Solaris

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Ben Walton <bwalton@artsci.utoronto.ca>
Date
Aug 6, 2012, 22:09 UTC
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Excerpts from Jeff King's message of Mon Aug 06 17:34:04 -0400 2012:
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> On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 05:31:00PM -0400, Ben Walton wrote:
> 
> > > I'm happy to spend a few cycles on it.  I don't have access to any
> > > real Solaris boxes these days, but I imagine I can get OpenSolaris
> > > running under VirtualBox without too much trouble...
> > 
> > I'm also happy to do this work and have ready access to Solaris 8-11.
> 
> I'm currently in pkgutil hell trying to remember how to get a working
> gcc on Solaris. Bleh. What kind of OS doesn't ship with a compiler by
> default? :)

One that's losing mindshare and isn't gaining traction? *g* Feel free to message me offline if you need a hand with that.

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> > Would it be reasonable to support using getpassphrase() if
> > !HAVE_DEV_TTY in addition to making the HAVE_DEV_TTY code function
> > on Solaris too?  That would provide a harm reduction for Solaris
> > users that (for some reason) disabled the nicer interface...but
> > maybe it's too much?
> 
> If you think there is a reason that somebody on Solaris might not
> want to use HAVE_DEV_TTY, then I guess it makes sense. But I can't
> really think of one, so I'd be just as happy to leave it until
> somebody does.
No, I can't think of a _good_ reason to do that either.

Thanks -Ben -- Ben Walton Systems Programmer - CHASS University of Toronto C:416.407.5610 | W:416.978.4302

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  1. Avoid crippled getpass function on SolarisBen Walton, Aug 5, 2012
  2. Tay Ray ChuanAug 6, 2012
  3. Ben WaltonAug 6, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2012
  5. Ben WaltonAug 6, 2012
  6. Jeff KingAug 6, 2012
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  8. Ben WaltonAug 6, 2012
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  15. Jeff KingAug 7, 2012
  16. Andreas SchwabAug 6, 2012
  17. Jeff KingAug 7, 2012
  18. Jeff KingAug 7, 2012
  19. Tay Ray ChuanAug 7, 2012
  20. Ben WaltonAug 7, 2012
  21. Enable HAVE_DEV_TTY for SolarisBen Walton, Aug 7, 2012
  22. Junio C HamanoAug 7, 2012
  23. Jeff KingAug 7, 2012
  24. Jeff KingAug 7, 2012
  25. Ben WaltonAug 7, 2012
  26. Erik Faye-LundAug 8, 2012
  27. Jeff KingAug 8, 2012

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