From owner-cvs-lib Sun Sep 14 22:52:40 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA02237 for cvs-lib-outgoing; Sun, 14 Sep 1997 22:52:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from venus.GAIANET.NET (vince@venus.GAIANET.NET [207.211.200.27]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA02227; Sun, 14 Sep 1997 22:52:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (vince@localhost) by venus.GAIANET.NET (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA11786; Sun, 14 Sep 1997 22:52:21 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 22:52:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Vincent Poy To: Mike Smith cc: Paul Traina , Wolfram Schneider , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-lib@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/gen getpwent.c In-Reply-To: <199709150521.OAA00323@word.smith.net.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-cvs-lib@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, Mike Smith wrote: > > It seems to me that we want the ability to have libc work with older > > kernels? If so, something along the lines of what peter did with poll() > > in the resolver code would be correct, yes? > > What Peter did with poll() doesn't work. > > (Yes, it bit me. Hence being late getting to my mail today). > > A kernel from a couple of days ago, and userland built last night > results in instant resolver failure. That's what I noticed too with libc before I got bit. The resolver would fail unless you type in the FQDN. Anyways, I nfs mounted the machine and copied the libc.so.3.0 from a 2.2.1R machine and it atleast works. Cheers, Vince - vince@MCESTATE.COM - vince@GAIANET.NET ________ __ ____ Unix Networking Operations - FreeBSD-Real Unix for Free / / / / | / |[__ ] GaiaNet Corporation - M & C Estate / / / / | / | __] ] Beverly Hills, California USA 90210 / / / / / |/ / | __] ] HongKong Stars/Gravis UltraSound Mailing Lists Admin /_/_/_/_/|___/|_|[____]