donn@hp-dcd.UUCP (07/09/84)
It would help a very large number of vendors and customers if the concept of whoami.h or any other "site customization" header file was stricken from consideration in this area. If you don't have source, then whoami.h doesn't work! Since object-only licenses are going to dominate the UNIX* system market (if they don't already), designs like the uname call are the only way to go -- assuming some way is provided to set it, as well. The Berkeley hostname/sethostname feature helps as well. Donn Terry HP Ft. Collins, Co. (303) 226-3800 *Choose one: 1) UNIX is a TM of AT&T Technologies 2) <your favorite magical incantation>
ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) (07/13/84)
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If you don't have source, then whoami.h doesn't work!
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Hah! One of the news (I think) programs opens up the whoami.h file AT
EXECUTE TIME to determine what the site name is. So whoami.h can work
with binaries.
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Ken Turkowski @ CADLINC, Palo Alto, CA
UUCP: {amd,decwrl,dual,flairvax,nsc}!turtlevax!ken
Posted: Fri Jul 13 13:06:02 PDT 1984
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Ken Turkowski @ CADLINC, Palo Alto, CA
UUCP: {amd,decwrl,dual,flairvax,nsc}!turtlevax!kencmf@cwruecmp.UUCP (Carl Fongheiser) (07/14/84)
Using whoami.h on an object-only system is not entirely useless. To all people who need site-dependent information for their applications: DO NOT #include <whoami.h> Instead, try reading it when your application starts up. Then, not only does your program work on machines with source licenses, it also works on object-only systems. Simple, huh? Carl Fongheiser ...!decvax!cwruecmp!cmf
ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) (07/16/84)
************* === REFERENCED ARTICLE =================================== From: donn@hp-dcd.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news ... If you don't have source, then whoami.h doesn't work! ... ========================================================== Ken Turkowski @ CADLINC, Palo Alto, CA: Hah! One of the news (I think) programs opens up the whoami.h file AT EXECUTE TIME to determine what the site name is. So whoami.h can work with binaries. ************** Right you are! In uname.c: * However, we do it by reading the file /usr/include/whoami.h. #define HDRFILE "/usr/include/whoami.h" fd = fopen(HDRFILE, "r"); etc... How 'bout that! -- "Trivia is important." Ron Christian Watkins-Johnson Co. San Jose, Calif. (...ios!wjvax!ron)