On Fri, 2020-03-20 at 20:54 +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote: > On Fri, 2020-03-20 at 00:09 +0100, Florian Weimer wrote: > > * Ben Hutchings: > > > > > On Mon, 2020-03-16 at 16:02 +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 3:47 PM Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > libtirpc is the replacement. I wasn't aware if uses libc-provided rpc > > > > > headers (presumably only if they exist, since folks are using it fine > > > > > on musl) but even if so I think the types will automatically update > > > > > when time_t changes. Of course that leaves the libtirpc ABI dependent > > > > > on which time_t is used. > > > > > > > > Ok, makes sense. I suppose it just provides a header with the same > > > > name then. > > > > > > * nfs-utils build-depends on libtirpc-dev, and isn't using the glibc > > > SunRPC headers except for <rpc/netdb.h>. libtirpc's <rpc/rpcent.h> > > > specifically avoids declaring things that are also declared in glibc's > > > <rpc/netdb.h>. > > > > > > * ntirpc is a different port of the SunRPC code, used by nfs-ganesha. > > > > > > * nis and nfswatch really are using the glibc SunRPC headers. > > > > Which part of NIS? There's a new upstream for libnsl > > <https://github.com/thkukuk/libnsl> and the NSS module > > <https://github.com/thkukuk/libnss_nis>;;. (There is a nisplus module > > as well.) > > This is Debian's "nis" source package, which is a bundle of yp-tools, > ypserv, and ypbind-mt from the same upstream author. It's unmaintained > and has lots of bug reports in Debian. I looked further at this. The Debian package is using 2011 versions of all these tools while the latest versions do use libtirpc. > > All these use libtirpc and support IPv6 in addition to IPv4. As far > > as I know, it is possible to build a full NIS stack without relying on > > any of the legacy glibc code. > > > > (I don't know about nfswatch.) > > The upstream for that is <https://sourceforge.net/projects/nfswatch/>;. > The current Fedora package is patched to use libtirpc. I opened Debian bug #954380 to request making that change. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Kids! Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it in your own home. - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, `Good Omens'
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