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From: Thilo Bangert <bangert@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] cracklib
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2002 07:32:21
Message-Id: 20020420123221.927CFAC7A2@chiba.3jane.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] cracklib by Pieter Van den Abeele
1 On Saturday, 20. April 2002 11:04, you wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > Is there a special reason why precompiled dict files are needed for
5 > cracklib? Wouldn't it be better if we just added a sys-libs/words
6 > ebuild that installs word-files that are used by the cracklib
7 > installation to compile its own dict files, instead of including
8 > precompiled dict files for all platforms?
9 >
10 > PPC is currently using this solution:
11 > http://ftp.sunsite.dk/projects/gentooppc/portage/sys-libs/cracklib
12 > http://ftp.sunsite.dk/projects/gentooppc/portage/sys-libs/words
13 >
14
15 oh man - if been looking for this. what other package provides
16 /usr/dict/words?
17 perhaps (i'm not sure) the app-dict category is better suited for
18 this...
19
20 > Best Regards
21 >
22 > Pieter
23
24 --
25 regards
26 Thilo

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Re: [gentoo-dev] cracklib Pieter Van den Abeele <pvdabeel@××××××.be>