In message <pine.lnx.4.64.0908031747410.10...@clouded.leopard.net>, "David M. D
owdle" writes:
> So, as he originally asked, how do you find out what the feature MEANS?
>
> --enable-getifaddrs Enable the use of getifaddrs() [yes|no].
>
> All the documentation I could find on it for bind was a 2006 'fixed bug in
> linux with getifaddrs'. So what's the advantage and disadvantage of this
> 'feature'. IE what features does this feature do?
These days it does little. CHANGES references to getifaddrs.
2342. [func] Use getifaddrs() if available under Linux. [RT #17224]
2160. [bug] libisc wasn't handling NULL ifa_addr pointers returned
from getifaddrs(). [RT #16708]
1751. [bug] --enable-getifaddrs failed under linux. [RT #12867]
1626. [bug] --enable-getifaddrs was broken. [RT#11259]
1454. [port] Use getifaddrs() if available for interface scanning.
--disable-getifaddrs to override. Glibc currently
has a getifaddrs() that does not support IPv6.
Use --enable-getifaddrs=glibc to force the use of
this version under linux machines.
Mark
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