Jukka Salmi --> current-users (2005-04-12 22:36:07 +0200):
> on a current i386 system, cap_mkdb creates an empty db if no output
> filename (-f option) is specified (or if it's equal to the first input
> filename):
> 
> 
> $ cp /usr/share/misc/termcap .
> $ cap_mkdb -v termcap
> cap_mkdb: 0 capability records
> $ rm termcap.db
> $ cap_mkdb -v -f out termcap
> [...]
> cap_mkdb: 1032 capability records
> 
> The same commands on a netbsd-2 system:
> 
> $ cp /usr/share/misc/termcap .
> $ cap_mkdb -v termcap
> [...]
> cap_mkdb: 1032 capability records
> $ rm termcap.db
> $ cap_mkdb -v -f out termcap 
> [...]
> cap_mkdb: 1032 capability records
> 
> 
> Is this a bug, or am I missing something?

Hmm, using a netbsd-2 libc seems to make it work:

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/nbsd/2/lib cap_mkdb -v termcap
[...]
cap_mkdb: 1032 capability records


Any hints?

Regards, Jukka

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