Re: HEADS UP: <utmp.h> gone. All welcome <utmpx.h>.

From: Martin Smith <mjs_at_rakupottery.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:39:52 +0000
Martin Smith wrote:
> Ed Schouten wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I just made various commits to FreeBSD HEAD to remove our old user
>> accounting database interface (see utmp(5)) and replace it by the POSIX
>> standardized utmpx interface (see getutxent(3)). This means we just got
>> rid of some annoyances that are as old as the FreeBSD project itself:
>>
> snipped
> 
>>
>> Be sure to give it a try and report any issues. Thanks!
> 
> building xorg on a current box of 2 days ago
> 
> In file referenced from sessreg.h:60
>                    from sessreg.c:77
> /usr/include/utmp.h:2:2 error #error "<utmp.h> has been replaced by 
> <utmpx.h>"
> continues with more related errors and stops
> 
> any fix for this yet

sorry for the noise, csupped the ports again and it is fixed, many 
thanks to whoever did it

> 
> 

-- 
Martin
Received on Mon Jan 18 2010 - 14:39:53 UTC

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