Re: Question about CheckForLibrary function in configure script

> I found that libutil is required on some system for accessing logwtmp()
> and logout() system function. As an example, the library is required on
> freebsd, while it isn't on linux.

It is on the linux systems I have access to.

> My question is: this function only check if the source compile once
> linked with the library. So, when on system that do not require the
> library to be linked, it still get the library in LIBUTIL.
> 
> Is this correct?

Yes, and AFAIK, even on systems where "glibc" provides it, it's still
included in the "libutil" part of Glibc, so still required...

Is there really a system where you don't need -lutil?

a.


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