From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2011-07-26T03:50:16+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:38501] [Ruby 1.8 - Bug #5095][Rejected] Resolv should call res_init()


Issue #5095 has been updated by Eric Hodel.

Status changed from Open to Rejected

Resolv is pure ruby and does not use resolver(3) to perform name lookups.

If /etc/resolv.conf has changed you should create a new Resolve::DNS instance.
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Bug #5095: Resolv should call res_init()
http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/5095

Author: Orion Poplawski
Status: Rejected
Priority: Normal
Assignee: 
Category: lib
Target version: 
ruby -v: ruby 1.8.7 (2011-02-18 patchlevel 334) [x86_64-linux]


At least on linux, when /etc/resolv.conf changes it is necessary to call res_init() to load the new resolver information.  The Resolv library does not call res_init() and there appears to be no way to call it.

See http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/2776 for an example of the problem.


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