Re: cross compile heimdal linking libbsd issue

On 17.06.2026 17:30, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:53:46 +0200
..
>> Do you know if it is possible to build samba without the need for
>> KRB5 at all, and thereby disable all samba features that needs it?
>>
> 
> Samba, for at least the last 15 years, is built using waf and if you
> add '--without-ad-dc' to its 'configure' command, it will not build the
> AD DC parts of Samba. It is those parts that require Heimdal and
> kerberos (or KRB5 as you call it).

This answer is incorrect.

AD-DC parts of samba use the kdc functionality from kerberos.  kdc will
not be used when building without ad-dc.  But the rest of samba,
including the client libraries, uses client kerberos libraries.
I for one don't see a way to build samba without kerberos.

Thanks,

/mjt


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