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[Fwd: Fw: res_send() doesn't work with osquery enabled]
- From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- To: cygwin-patches at cygwin dot com
- Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:03:49 +0200
- Subject: [Fwd: Fw: res_send() doesn't work with osquery enabled]
----- Forwarded message from "Pierre A. Humblet" -----
> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:43:33 -0400
> From: "Pierre A. Humblet"
> Subject: Fw: res_send() doesn't work with osquery enabled
> To: Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de>
>
> Corinna,
>
> this has not made it to the list so far, not sure why.
>
> I am leaving on a trip and don't have time to investigate,
> so sending it straight to you.
>
> Pierre
> ****************************************************
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pierre A. Humblet"
> To: cygwin-patches
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:52
> Subject: Re: res_send() doesn't work with osquery enabled
>
>
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Corinna Vinschen"
> | To: cygwin-patches
> | Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 5:22
> |
> |
> || Pierre? Ping?
> ||
> |
> | Corinna,
> |
> | Sorry, an earlier answer was rejected due to inappropriate subject.
> |
> | After thinking about it, I don't like mixing calls to the Windows resolver
> | for res_query and contacting DNS servers directly with res_send,
> | as proposed. So I have a patch where res_send also uses the Windows
> | resolver.
> |
> | Unfortunately although I can build cygwin1.dll fine, it's broken,
> | something to do with a NULL stdout (this is from /bin/date)
> | 1 thread 2588.0x4c0 fputc (ch=10, file=0x0)
> | at ../../../../../src/newlib/libc/stdio/fputc.c:101
> |
> | Not sure what to do, I already did make clean for cygwin.
> |
> | Also minires used to come with a README explaining the effect of
> | an optional /etc/resolv.conf (e.g. to bypass the Windows resolver).
> | That information is not present currently [ and nobody asks for it :) ]
> | I wonder if we should add it and where to place it. One option is the
> | User's Guide. Another option is a custom resolv.conf man page.
> | What do you think?
> |
> | Pierre
----- End forwarded message -----