Bug #2783: gethostbyname deprecated, should use getaddrinfo - Lighttpd - lighty labs

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Bug #2783

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gethostbyname deprecated, should use getaddrinfo

Added by stbuehler almost 8 years ago. Updated over 7 years ago.

Status:

Fixed

Priority:

Normal

Category:

core

Target version:

1.4.46

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Description

rpmlint results from https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:stbuehler:lighttpd-1.4.x/lighttpd:

lighttpd.x86_64: I: binary-or-shlib-calls-gethostbyname /usr/lib64/lighttpd/mod_scgi.so
lighttpd.x86_64: I: binary-or-shlib-calls-gethostbyname /usr/lib64/lighttpd/mod_fastcgi.so
lighttpd.x86_64: I: binary-or-shlib-calls-gethostbyname /usr/sbin/lighttpd
The binary calls gethostbyname(). Please port the code to use getaddrinfo().

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Updated by gstrauss almost 8 years ago

will use inet_pton(), where available, for the IPv4 hosts, too.

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Updated by gstrauss almost 8 years ago

Category set to core

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Updated by gstrauss almost 8 years ago

network.c will need to be updated to use getaddrinfo(), where available, for IPv4, in addition to IPv6.
mod_fastcgi.c and mod_scgi.c can use inet_pton(), where available, as they operate on IPs.

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