Rework some nscd code not to use variable-length struct types.roland/nscd-vlais

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+2014-10-22  Roland McGrath  <roland@hack.frob.com>
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+	* inet/netgroup.h (struct name_list): Use C99 [] syntax rather than
+	old GNU extension [0] syntax.
+	* nscd/nscd_helper.c (open_socket): Use a flexible array member and
+	alloca rather than an array member with variable length.
+	* nscd/netgroupcache.c (addgetnetgrentX): Likewise.
+	* nscd/nscd.c (invalidate_db): New function, broken out of ...
+	(parse_opt): ... here.  Likewise use alloca there.
+	Validate the -i argument before checking for rootness.
+	(send_shutdown): New function, broken out of ...
+	(parse_opt): ... here.
+
 2014-10-22  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@codesourcery.com>
 
 	[BZ #17485]