From: Jim Jagielski <jim@devsys.jaguNET.com>
Message-Id: <199904212009.QAA07239@devsys.jaguNET.com>
Subject: Re: cvs commit: apache-1.3/src CHANGES
To: new-httpd@apache.org
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 16:09:49 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <64003B21ECCAD11185C500805F31EC03022B6ACA@HOUSTON> from "Charles
 Randall" at Apr 21, 99 01:59:37 pm
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Charles Randall wrote:
> 
> Given that this is used at *installation* time, couldn't you just use a
> utility program written in C that returns the result of
> getuid/geteuid/getgid/getegid()? Just make sure that this is built before
> "make install" and you're all set.
> 
> I realize that's a departure from the current model, but most (all?) of the
> other helpers must be shell scripts because they're used at *configuration*
> time (before we even know how to compile C code).
> 
> Charles
> 

There are sections of 'configure' which also "need" to know the
UID we are as well.

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