-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: > Max Bowsher wrote: >> I have one question: if *both* uuid implemenations are available, which >> one should we prefer? The options are: >> >> DCE/BSD <uuid.h> uuid_create() libc >> e2fsprogs <uuid/uuid.h> uuid_generate() libuuid >> >> I'm inclined to prefer the one in libc, in order to minimize >> dependencies. > > +++1; my only question is how long has it been available, e.g., was > it slipped in midstream on BSD or if we say (for example) it's a BSD > 4.4 binary, we know it's available in libc throughout that release? > I'd think libuuid would be a fallthough for platforms where it's > available, and uuid_create is not. But like our long history with > libexpat, detecting and rolling with it can prove troublesome when > the resulting package is installed on a box without the lib.
- From the tags in FreeBSD cvsweb, it looks like: uuid_create() in libc added in 5.0 e2fsprogs port added in 4.4 Max. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Cygwin) iD8DBQFEAjPCfFNSmcDyxYARAhp8AJ4vfv7fkoi3dSdkZKDEq9hJwIbm7QCfc4Ai 6bDizIwBipReRkrq5LocZ9Q= =e27+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
