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2 total messages Started by Theo de Raadt Mon, 11 Jan 1993 04:44
-lsun Needed?
#129
Author: Theo de Raadt
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 04:44
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In the past, to access YP you needed to specify -lsun when linking a program.
Is this still needed? What's the exact details concerning this nowadays?
I'd appreciate mail.. thanks bunches.
 <tdr.
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Re: -lsun Needed?
#131
Author: Dave Olson
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:34
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In <DERAADT.93Jan10214450@newt.newt.cuc.ab.ca> deraadt@newt.cuc.ab.ca (Theo de Raadt) writes:

| In the past, to access YP you needed to specify -lsun when linking a program.
| Is this still needed? What's the exact details concerning this nowadays?
| I'd appreciate mail.. thanks bunches.

Yes.  In IRIX 5.0, we will finall fold it into libc, with a new hack for
preventing use of the NIS functions when so desired, but for now, you 
need it if you use NIS/YP.
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Let no one tell me that silence gives consent,  |   Dave Olson
because whoever is silent dissents.             |   Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Maria Isabel Barreno                        |   olson@sgi.com
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