Post B6WyQTatr956pMO3iC by lukeshu@social.coop
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(DIR) Post #B6WwsALsnACnLgRFp2 by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
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I have just discovered the glibc parser code for gai.conf and I am Not Happy
(DIR) Post #B6WwsAXw4LqXx44sbo by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
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Did... did they make the keywords different lengths so they could use a case statement based on length rather?
(DIR) Post #B6WwsAh9W5DePeOEyW by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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@mjg59 that's the clever sort of hacks I kept finding in glibc (and also uclibc) which pushed me in the direction of musl
(DIR) Post #B6WyQTatr956pMO3iC by lukeshu@social.coop
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@ariadne @mjg59 Eh, valid-but-unusual settings in resolv.conf will make musl generate invalid DNS packets. You win some, you lose some.(Edit: I assume; it was WONTFIX in 2018 or 2019, so I assume they kept their word and haven't fixed it, but it's been long enough that I should probably re-check.)
(DIR) Post #B6Wz7jlFcixVQ7rCCW by ariadne@social.treehouse.systems
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@mjg59 @lukeshu nah the dns code has been rewritten entirely since then