Re: Patch: use SCM_CREDS authentication over PF_LOCAL sockets - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Patch: use SCM_CREDS authentication over PF_LOCAL sockets
Date
Msg-id 200108201436.f7KEa1A02682@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Patch: use SCM_CREDS authentication over PF_LOCAL sockets  (Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>)
Responses Re: Patch: use SCM_CREDS authentication over PF_LOCAL sockets
List pgsql-patches
> <<On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:54:42 -0400 (EDT), Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> said:
>
> > Is that OK with everyone.  Since we have peer with Linux, seems we
> > should add CRED_ in the same release.
>
> One thing to be careful about: there are several different versions of
> this functionality, and not all of them use the same data structures.
> Probably you should include a configure test to figure out which
> version is available.

Well, I already can test between FreeBSD and BSD/OS with an existing
define that is only in BSD/OS.  When we get another platform, I can
either add a configure test or another define test.

Is there any value to a configure test if I don't know what to test for
other than SCM_CREDS?

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