Nick Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > At the interactive python prompt i did/got the following:
> >
> > bash-2.04$ ./python
> > Python 2.4 (#1, Jan 29 2005, 10:31:35)
> > [GCC 2.95.3 20010315 (release)] on linux2
> > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for
> > more information.
> > >>> import socket
> > >>> socket.getservbyname('daytime', 'tcp')
> > 13
> >
> > # The 13 looks ok but look what happen
> > # when i asked only for the service, like
> > # the line that fails in test_socket.
> >
> > >>> socket.getservbyname('daytime')
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> > socket.error: service/proto not found
> > >>>
> Hmm, when the second argument is omitted, the system call looks like:
> getservbyname("daytime", NULL);
> Based on "man getservbyname" on my Linux PC, that should give
> the behaviour we
> want - any protocol will match.
> However:
> Linux 2.6.4-52-default (Suse 9.1)
> Glibc 2.3.3
> gcc 3.3.3
> So it may be that your older platform doesn't have this
> behaviour - I'd be very
> interested in what 'man getservbyname' has to say.
> Cheers,
> Nick.
> --
> Nick Coghlan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Brisbane, Australia
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> http://boredomandlaziness.skystorm.net
hey Nick,
Just took a look at the man page for getservbyname on this
system and it doesn't mention passing NULL as the second
argument. The pertinents: ;-)
Linux kernel 2.6.10
Glibc 2.2.5
gcc 2.95.3
I'd say your probably right about there being a difference
in the behaviour of getservbyname between libc 2.2.5 and
and libc-2.3.3 given the differences in man pages and
observed return values. I'll try and compare the libcs'
getservbyname codes and let you know a little later in
the day.
I wonder if the developers wanted to tie the python source
code so closely to a glibc version and possibly gnu-libc
specific?
pete jordan
x2164 at mailcityDOTcom
miami, florida
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