Re: [Wireshark-commits] rev 52115: /trunk/epan/ /trunk/epan/: addr_resolv.c

[Anders Broman <anders.broman () ericsson com>]

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From: wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces () wireshark org] On Behalf Of Gerald Combs
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Subject: Re: [Wireshark-dev] [Wireshark-commits] rev 52115: /trunk/epan/ /trunk/epan/: addr_resolv.c

On 2/25/15 2:59 PM, Jeff Morriss wrote:
> On 09/17/13 00:55, etxrab () wireshark org wrote:
> > http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/viewvc.cgi?view=rev&revision=5211
> > 5
> >
> > User: etxrab
> > Date: 2013/09/16 09:55 PM
> >
> > Log:
> >   Don't call gethostbyaddr() we have already read the local hosts 
> > file, settle for that.
> >
> > Directory: /trunk/epan/
> >    Changes    Path             Action
> >    +0 -30     addr_resolv.c    Modified
>
> Hmmm, this change means that on systems without C-ARES or GNU ADNS, 
> external name resolution does not work at all (even for stuff that's 
> in /etc/hosts).
>
> Any objection to reverting this?
>
> Or if we really want to kill off gethostbyaddr() we should disable 
> "Use external name resolver" when we don't have an asynchronous name 
> resolver (to make it obvious to the user s/he has a system where we 
> don't want to do name resolutions).
>
> No objection here, although reverting should include switching to getaddrinfo. I haven't looked at it that closely but 
> we might be to add dns.c and make asynchronous resolution always-on:
>
> http://25thandclement.com/~william/projects/dns.c.html

No objection here either - at the time - as far as I remember - I thought it was a duplication of something done 
earlier... Reading the hosts file twice(on windows?)?

Regards
Anders
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