update from main archive 961201cvs/libc-961202

Mon Dec  2 03:59:38 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* grp/initgroups.c: Update and reformat copyright.
	Use __getgrent_r instead of getgrent.

	* inet/rcmd.c: Update and reformat copyright.
	Use __gethostbyname_r instead of gethostbyname.
	* inet/rexec.c: Likewise.

	* intl/finddomain.c: Correct comment about CEN sponsor and revision.
	* locale/findlocale.c: Likewise.
	* intl/l10nflist.c: Correct handling of CEN sponsor and revision.
	* locale/Makefile (CPPFLAGS): Add definition of LOCALEDIR.
	* locale/setlocale.c (setlocale): Correctly split value of
	LOCALE_PATH.
	* locale/programs/localedef.c: Use LOCALEDIR not LOCALE_PATH to
	find output directory.

	* nss/getXXbyYY.c [NEED_H_ERRNO]: Before enlarging buffer test
	h_errno_tmp variable.
	Save error value from being changed during `free' call.
	* nss/getXXent.c: Likewise.

	* nss/nss_files/files-XXX.c: Set h_errno variable to NETDB_INTERNAL
	before returning ERANGE error.

	* posix/glob.c: Use getlogin_r and getpwnam_r function when available
	or in GNU libc.

	* pwd/getpw.c: Use getpwuid_r instead of getpwuid.

	* sunrpc/clnt_gen.c: Use gethostbyname_r and getprotobyname_r.
	* sunrpc/clnt_simp.c: Likewise.
	* sunrpc/getrpcport.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/gethostid.c: Likewise.

	* posix/getconf.c: Treat _SC_UNIT_MAX and _SC_ULONG_MAX separately
	since the value might be outsode the range of the `long int'.
	Print string `undefined' when a value is undefined.

	* stdlib/l64a.c: Return correct pointer.
	Patch by NIIBE Yutaka <gniibe@mri.co.jp>.

	* string/Makefile (routines): Add argz-addsep.
	* string/argz-addsep.c: New file.
	* string/argz.h: Add prototypes for argz_add_sep.

	* string/argz-ctsep.c: Prevent memory leak.

	* string/strcoll.c: Correct typo in comment.

Sat Nov 30 02:53:59 1996  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sys/serial.h: Removed again.  The file is
	not general enough to be part of the libc.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Dist: Remove sys/serial.h.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile: Don't install sys/serial.h.

Thu Nov 28 20:04:41 1996  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

	* login/Makefile: Fix typo.

	* nss/Makefile (generated): Filter out db-alias.c.

Thu Nov 28 14:44:01 1996  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

	* time/Makefile (echo-zonenames): Don't depend on non-existing
	target `zonenames'.

Thu Nov 28 12:34:05 1996  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

	* link.h: New file.
	* nss/nsswitch.c: Use it.

	* printf.h: Fix file name.
	* stdlib/strfmon.c: Use it.

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/pwd/getpw.c b/pwd/getpw.c
index 402fafd7f0..9c2e4afd0a 100644
--- a/pwd/getpw.c
+++ b/pwd/getpw.c
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-This file is part of the GNU C Library.
+   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
-The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
-published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
-License, or (at your option) any later version.
+   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+   License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
-The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-Library General Public License for more details.
+   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
 
-You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
-License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If
-not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave,
-Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not,
+   write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+   Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
+#include <alloca.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 
 
@@ -30,9 +32,11 @@ int __getpw __P ((__uid_t uid, char *buf));
 int
 __getpw (uid, buf)
      __uid_t uid;
-     register char *buf;
+     char *buf;
 {
-  register struct passwd *p;
+  size_t buflen;
+  char *tmpbuf;
+  struct passwd resbuf, *p;
 
   if (buf == NULL)
     {
@@ -40,8 +44,10 @@ __getpw (uid, buf)
       return -1;
     }
 
-  p = getpwuid (uid);
-  if (p == NULL)
+  buflen = __sysconf (_SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX);
+  tmpbuf = alloca (buflen);
+
+  if (getpwuid_r (uid, &resbuf, tmpbuf, buflen, &p) < 0)
     return -1;
 
   if (sprintf (buf, "%s:%s:%u:%u:%s:%s:%s", p->pw_name, p->pw_passwd,