libnsl dependency

[ptsneves]

Hello
I am trying to build ntirpc without libnsl2 in linux (non BSD). The reason I would like it to be possible is because libnsl2 in turn depends on a RPC implementation thus creating a circular dependency. Do you know if it is possible to build ntirpc without libnsl2?

[dang]

I haven't tried running it, but it builds fine if you comment out the nsl bits in CMakeLists.txt

[ptsneves]

So do you think the requirement is obsolete?

[dang]

I take it back, it built because I have libnsl installed. libnsl provides NIS/YP, and this is used in ntirpc in several places, so it is, indeed, necessary.

[ffilz]

Is there any way we can make libnsl optional for installations that don't use NIS/YP?

[ptsneves]

I removed the libnsl detection from CMakesLists and i was able to build. I cross compiled as an easy way to make sure my machine did not contaminate the build.

I searched for inclusion of headers from libnsl and

git grep -l rpcsvc
cmake/modules/FindNSL.cmake
man/publickey.3t
src/getpublickey.c
src/getrpcent.c
src/netname.c
src/netnamer.c

But from my compilation log some of these files are not compiled and the ones that are already have a #ifdef YP. So i guess we can just add the #ifdef YP to the remaining files just in case they are built in a configuration i maybe missing.

[ffilz]

Patch submitted in pull request #255