[Bug 1414] New: Botched getpwuid usage on Mac OS X

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1414

           Summary: Botched getpwuid usage on Mac OS X
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 4.7p1
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Mac OS X
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: ssh
        AssignedTo: bitbucket at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: vgiffin at apple.com


Created an attachment (id=1409)
 --> (http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/attachment.cgi?id=1409)
This patch corrects the usage of getpwuid for POSIX.

Attached is a patch for building OpenSSH 4.7p1 on Mac OS X.

Fixes a bug where ssh makes calls to getpwuid and expects the returned
value to remain unchanged after subsequent calls, which is not
guaranteed by POSIX.

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