> *-Michael Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | > | Can someone tell me what package I need in order to get the 'crypt' > | function? > | > | The man page is straightforward, but the link fails because it cannot > | find the entry point. > | > | I have searched around on the debian web site and in dselect but it is > | not obvious what library has this routine. > > You need the package libc6-dev. It contains (among other things) libcrypt. > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [-: .elOle. :-] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Thanks for the hint. I have libc6-dev installed but upon review of the docs I found that because of US DES export restrictions, the crypt function is in a separate library (at least in the US) that must be explicitly linked using -lcrypt. That worked for me.
Michael Laing
