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+++ b/liboctave/oct-passwd.h	Mon May 05 22:59:00 1997 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/*
+
+Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton
+
+This file is part of Octave.
+
+Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
+later version.
+
+Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#if !defined (octave_passwd_h)
+#define octave_passwd_h 1
+
+#include <string>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+
+class
+octave_passwd
+{
+public:
+
+  octave_passwd (void)
+    : pw_name (), pw_passwd (), pw_uid (0), pw_gid (0), pw_gecos (),
+      pw_dir (), pw_shell (), valid (false)
+  { }
+
+  octave_passwd (const octave_passwd& pw)
+    : pw_name (pw.pw_name), pw_passwd (pw.pw_passwd),
+      pw_uid (pw.pw_uid), pw_gid (pw.pw_gid), pw_gecos (pw.pw_gecos),
+      pw_dir (pw.pw_dir), pw_shell (pw.pw_shell), valid (pw.valid)
+  { }
+
+  octave_passwd& operator = (const octave_passwd& pw)
+    {
+      if (this != &pw)
+	{
+	  pw_name = pw.pw_name;
+	  pw_passwd = pw.pw_passwd;
+	  pw_uid = pw.pw_uid;
+	  pw_gid = pw.pw_gid;
+	  pw_gecos = pw.pw_gecos;
+	  pw_dir = pw.pw_dir;
+	  pw_shell = pw.pw_shell;
+	  valid = pw.valid;
+	}
+
+      return *this;
+    }
+
+  ~octave_passwd (void) { }
+
+  string name (void) const;
+
+  string passwd (void) const;
+
+  uid_t uid (void) const;
+
+  gid_t gid (void) const;
+
+  string gecos (void) const;
+
+  string dir (void) const;
+
+  string shell (void) const;
+
+  bool ok (void) const { return valid; }
+
+  operator void* () const
+    { return ok ()
+	? static_cast<void *> (-1) : static_cast<void *> (0); }
+
+  static octave_passwd getpwent (void);
+
+  static octave_passwd getpwuid (uid_t uid);
+
+  static octave_passwd getpwnam (const string& nm);
+
+  static void setpwent (void);
+
+  static void endpwent (void);
+
+private:
+
+  // User name.
+  string pw_name;
+
+  // Encrypted password.
+  string pw_passwd;
+
+  // Numeric user id.
+  uid_t pw_uid;
+
+  // Numeric group id.
+  gid_t pw_gid;
+
+  // Miscellaneous junk.
+  string pw_gecos;
+
+  // Home directory.
+  string pw_dir;
+
+  // Login shell.
+  string pw_shell;
+
+  // Flag that says whether we have been properly initialized.
+  bool valid;
+
+  // This is how we will create an octave_passwd object from a pointer
+  // to a struct passwd.
+  octave_passwd (void *);
+
+  void gripe_invalid (void) const;
+
+  void gripe_not_supported (const string& fcn) const;
+};
+
+#endif
+
+/*
+;;; Local Variables: ***
+;;; mode: C++ ***
+;;; End: ***
+*/