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[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 -----


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