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Date:      Thu, 22 May 1997 12:46:41 +0200
From:      j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
To:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Slight problems after upgrade 2.2.1 -> 2.2.2
Message-ID:  <19970522124641.TZ57175@uriah.heep.sax.de>
In-Reply-To: <199705220444.OAA05825@ogre.dtir.qld.gov.au>; from Stephen McKay on May 22, 1997 14:44:02 %2B1000
References:  <3.0.1.32.19970521205601.00cfd590@mail.nacamar.de> <19970521220115.OG57138@uriah.heep.sax.de> <199705220444.OAA05825@ogre.dtir.qld.gov.au>

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As Stephen McKay wrote:

> >That's because it has been prepared for eventually upcoming support of
> >16-char usernames.  (It's already been in -current for some time now.)
> 
> "prepared"?  I think "accidentally included from -current" is more
> accurate.

...but i remember some discussion afterwards that it shouldn't be
reverted either.

> >The better way would be to dynamically calculate the required size.
> 
> I agree, but how dynamically?

Probably by determining the longest actual username beforehand?

No idea.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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