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List:       rsync-cvs
Subject:    Re: CVS update: rsync
From:       Dave Dykstra <dwd () bell-labs ! com>
Date:       2002-02-28 14:48:11
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 05:34:15PM -0800, Martin Pool wrote:
> On 27 Feb 2002, dwd@samba.org wrote:
> > 
> > Date:	Wed Feb 27 15:15:57 2002
> > Author:	dwd
> > 
> > Update of /data/cvs/rsync
> > In directory va:/tmp/cvs-serv15375
> > 
> > Modified Files:
> > 	clientserver.c config.h.in configure configure.in 
> > Log Message:
> > Cygwin doesn't have setgroups() so probe for the function in configure
> > and don't try to call it if it doesn't exist.
> 
> I can see the necessity for this, but I'm a little concerned that if
> the test gives a false positive on some unix platform we will be
> insecure.  I had this test previously but backed it out as you
> probably saw.

Why would the configure test give the wrong result?  I don't think there's
any need to worry about that.

- Dave Dykstra


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