Re: pgcrypto 'cryptsrc' in Makefile: what is that? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Marko Kreen
Subject Re: pgcrypto 'cryptsrc' in Makefile: what is that?
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Msg-id 20050826084144.GA5778@l-t.ee
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In response to pgcrypto 'cryptsrc' in Makefile: what is that?  ("Colin E. Freas" <cef6@georgetown.edu>)
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On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 07:31:54PM -0400, Colin E. Freas wrote:
>
> In the Makefile for pgcrypto there's a cryptsrc variable you can set to
> 'builtin' or 'system'.
>
> Makefile only references the variable when it's set to 'builtin'...  I
> can't figure out what it's supposed to do when set to 'system'.

See the 'else' branch.

> Anyone happen to know?

It makes pgcrypto use libc's crypt() instead of builtin code.

It is rather pointless option.  It is removed in 8.1.

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marko


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