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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Error compiling kcheckpass
From:       David Black <davidb () sco ! COM>
Date:       1999-06-14 9:48:51
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Matthias Hoelzer-Kluepfel wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Robert Williams wrote:
> 
> > Tried that and does not work.  I have COL 2.2 and it
> > appears there is no 'crypt' library on the CD.  There is a
> > cracklib.  I just looked at the configure output and it
> > lists -lcrypt as 'no'.  So any ideas where I can get
> > libcrypt for COL 2.2 or the source code?
> 
> You don't need libcrypt. But I should tell the whole story:
> 
> libcrypt is export restriced weapon technology, so it can't be
> on a Linux distribution that can be sold outside the US. (Some
> distros have it nevertheless, but they could end up in jail ;)
> 
	Which is a big problem for RedHat, But I guess that
the European distributor's hearts bleed for them :-) 

	D.

> Bye,
> Matthias.

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