Date: 26 Dec 2003 09:58:30 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does a make world with NO_BIND=true also omit libresolv? Message-ID: <447k0jr5gp.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20031224160308.GA29820@poecilotheria.netmails.net> References: <20031224160308.GA29820@poecilotheria.netmails.net>
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Hari Bhaskaran <subscr@spider.netmails.net> writes: > Does a make world with NO_BIND=true also omit libresolv? Sure looks like it to me. > I have seen many references to using NO_BIND=true to avoid > compiling the DNS 'server' bind (which I dont use). Does > it also omit libresolv? Isn't libresolv an integral part of > the OS? How would gethostbyname work without it? Well, *bind* is considered a part of the base system, and therefore you're expected to be on your own if you cut parts of it out. The NO_BIND option is really intended for people who are installing DNS code separately. > Any help is appreciated. Hope that helps... -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area: resume/CV at http://be-well.ilk.org:8088/~lowell/resume/ username/password "public"
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