Re: "make test" for lwp 0.04 fails on last test

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On Sat, 9 Sep 1995, Gisle Aas wrote:

> Can you track down what fails for you?  This test tries to copy the 
> /etc/passwd file to /usr/tmp using the getprint() and getstore() functions.  
> Is /etc/passwd read protected?  Are there problems writing to /usr/tmp?  Is 
> there a problem in the library?

Do you actually read /etc/passwd?  I don't use the Perl5 libwww, so I 
can't verify this, but that is a *very* bad idea, since some systems use 
NIS databases (once known as yp) or shadow password systems.  Use of 
setpwent/ getpwent/ endpwent is much more portable and reliable, even if 
a bit more obscure.

			     -Mordechai T. Abzug
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300 bps used to seem so fast

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