Cross platform passwd functions

[isaacs]

Regarding: nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#2857

It'd be lovely if there was a way to call a uv_* version of the pwnam family of functions. See man 3 pwnam.

[bnoordhuis]

Didn't we discuss that on IRC a while ago? The main issue I see is that password entries on Windows and Unices have few common fields.

[isaacs]

We did discuss it on IRC, but IRC has a short memory.

The main issue I see is that password entries on Windows and Unices have few common fields.

What common fields are those?

We can probably just null out whatever Windows doesn't have, like we do with stat structs.

[bnoordhuis]

What common fields are those?

pw_name, pw_uid, pw_dir and maybe pw_shell. @piscisaureus Agree?

We can probably just null out whatever Windows doesn't have, like we do with stat structs.

Yes, that's reasonable.

[sindresorhus]

For anyone else needing this in the meantime, I've created a binding for getpwuid().

[saghul]

Closing old stalled issues, please reopen at https://github.com/libuv/libuv if still needed.