Re: [hobbit] dns query output

[henrik (at) hswn.dk (Henrik Stoerner)]

On Mon, Feb 06, 2006 at 05:15:20PM -0700, Alan Sparks wrote:
> Asif Iqbal wrote:
> >Also how do I go by compiling hobbit with djbdns library? I am already
> >running djbdns's dnscache (internal) on hobbit server and like to take
> >advantage if it for hobbit.
> >
> >Thanks
> >  
> Write a patch.  DJB's DNS library is not plug-compatible with the 
> standard resolver library.  Code will need to be rewritten.
> Of course, not much Bernstein's written is compatible with anything 
> else, anyway... :-)

Amen. Much as I like some of DJB's tools, his coding style and disregard
for any kind of API compatibility can be a real pain in the ....

I actually did look at his resolver library for Hobbit, but gave up
trying to work out exactly how it should be used. Then I found the
c-ares library and never looked back.

I do use his DNS daemons on my servers, but it's kind of "black-box"
code - as long as it does what it should, I don't care *how* it does it.


Henrik