Re: /var/run/utmp
In article <cistron.19990317020312.A5518@rn082110.mrs.umn.edu>,
Dan Gohman <dan@rn082110.mrs.umn.edu> wrote:
>Whether or not Debian uses the utmpd in glibc2.1, programs should still be
>using the library calls for utmp instead of containing code to do it
>themselves.
Ofcourse.
>What do people think should be done? Filing bug reports against the
>individual packages,
I think so yes. Preferably with a patch ofcourse.
>filing a mass bug report against general, or directly
>contacting the various upstream sources, since that's where the bugs will
>eventually have to be fixed?
It's always nicer to send a complete patch to the upstream which they
can apply directly. That increases the chance that the upstream source
will be fixed.
Mike.
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