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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt | 13 |
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diff --git a/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt b/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt index 2a36be939..e0e1e6af4 100644 --- a/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt +++ b/docs/Glibc_vs_uClibc_Differences.txt @@ -35,9 +35,16 @@ authentication information. provided by glibc's libresolv is provided internal to uClibc. Other functions are not at all implemented. -8) uClibc does not provide libnsl.so.1, and has no support for Network -Information Service (NIS). We therefore, also do not provide any of the -headers files provided by glibc under /usr/include/rpcsvc. +8) libnsl provides support for Network Information Service (NIS) which was +originally called "Yellow Pages" or "YP"), which is an extension of RPC +invented by Sun to share Unix password files over the network. I personally +think NIS is an evil abomination, and should be avoided. These days, using +ldap is much more effective mechanism for doing the same thing. uClibc does +not provide libnsl.so.1, and has no support for Network Information Service +(NIS). We therefore, also do not provide any of the headers files provided by +glibc under /usr/include/rpcsvc. I am open to implementing ldap based +password authentication, but I do not personally intend to implement it (since +I have no use for it). 9) uClibc's locale support is not 100% complete yet. We are working on it. |