Re: pkg/48462: Programs in OCaml crashes when calling gethostbyname

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/48462; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/48462: Programs in OCaml crashes when calling gethostbyname
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 19:51:18 +0000

 On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 07:45:00PM +0000, Christos Zoulas wrote:
  >  |  On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 12:25:00PM +0000, Jaap Boender wrote:
  >  |   > I can confirm that the problem doesn't occur with 6.1_STABLE;
  >  |   > gethostbyname_r is not detected and the test program just works. I
  >  |   > can commit the patch as a quick fix, but I'd prefer to get to the
  >  |   > bottom of why gethostbyname_r is detected on -CURRENT; as it
  >  |   > happens, I'm upgrading a laptop as we speak, so I can look into it
  >  |   > during that process.
  >  |  
  >  |  It is because an incompatible gethostbyname_r was added to -current. I
  >  |  forget the details.
  >  
  >  Incompatible with what? ;-)
 
 Like I said, I don't remember the details. :-p
 
 Just that there was a reason it's in libc but not in /usr/include.
 
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 David A. Holland
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