Ticket History #1156: krb5 should be able to use a separate com_err

From evanc@synapse.net Sun Nov 30 09:31:39 1997
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From: evanc@synapse.net
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Subject: FreeBSD already has libcom_err.a
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FreeBSD already has a libcom_err.a (distributed standard in
/usr/lib). The code is almost identical; krb5's version just
has a lot of extra support for Mac's, PC's, etc.

Since the code is already there, it seems a bit wasteful to
compile it again.

Check to see if system already has libcom_err in standard
library directories (/usr/lib, /usr/local/lib). If so, don't
compile libcom_err again.

Should do the same for libdb if the system one is found
to be version 2.

Perhaps allow an override, ie: --with-krb5-libcom_err,
--with-krb5-libdb.

From hartmans@MIT.EDU Thu Nov 21 17:32:56 1996
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Subject: krb5 should consider using installed com_err and installing compile_et
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Greg is planning to fix Zephyr so that it installes
compile_et. He argues that if the library is installed, tools to use
it should be installed. The library should be installed in both krb5
and Zephyr. I think we should coordiante with Zephyr and Athena on this because there is no good reason not to.

Charles would like to be able to use a native libcom_err and
compile_et if one exists. We should probably consider this as it
would be useful for Athena as well as others.






From: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@MIT.EDU>
To: krb5-bugs@MIT.EDU, hartmans@MIT.EDU
Cc: tlyu@MIT.EDU, gnats-admin@RT-11.MIT.EDU, krb5-prs@RT-11.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: krb5-build/217: krb5 should consider using installed com_err and installing compile_et
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 01:54:23 -0500

The problem with installing compile_et is that we don't compile it.
Instead, we use the awk scripts for portability reasons.

From: Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU>
To: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@MIT.EDU>
Cc: krb5-bugs@MIT.EDU, tlyu@MIT.EDU, gnats-admin@RT-11.MIT.EDU,
krb5-prs@RT-11.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: krb5-build/217: krb5 should consider using installed com_err and installing compile_et
Date: 26 Nov 1996 02:31:23 -0500


"Theodore> The problem with installing compile_et is that we don't
"Theodore> compile it. Instead, we use the awk scripts for
"Theodore> portability reasons.

You can install an executable awk script.

From: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@MIT.EDU>
To: Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU>
Cc: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@MIT.EDU>, krb5-bugs@MIT.EDU, tlyu@MIT.EDU,
gnats-admin@RT-11.MIT.EDU, krb5-prs@RT-11.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: krb5-build/217: krb5 should consider using installed com_err and installing compile_et
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 02:40:22 -0500

From: Sam Hartman <hartmans@MIT.EDU>
Date: 26 Nov 1996 02:31:23 -0500


"Theodore> The problem with installing compile_et is that we don't
"Theodore> compile it. Instead, we use the awk scripts for
"Theodore> portability reasons.

You can install an executable awk script.

Yes, but there are *two* awk scripts....