Problems compiling Bind 8.2.3 on Solaris 8

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> 
> Hello
> 
> > /usr/local/bind/src #make
> > Using .systype
> > Using .settings
> > /usr/local/bind/src/include
> > /usr/local/bind/src/include/arpa
> > /usr/local/bind/src/include/isc
> > /usr/local/bind/src/port
> > /usr/local/bind/src/port/solaris
> > /usr/local/bind/src/port/solaris/include
> > /usr/local/bind/src/port/solaris/include/sys
> > choose_bitypes
> > sys/bitypes.h is up-to-date.
> > make_os_version
> > probe_ipv6
> > gcc  -g -O2 -I../../port/solaris/include
> > -I../../include -c noop.c
> > : ld -x -r noop.o && : mv a.out noop.o
> > /usr/ccs/bin/ar cru ../../lib/libbind.a  noop.o
> > /usr/ccs/bin/ranlib ../../lib/libbind.a
> > /usr/local/bind/src/lib
> > /usr/local/bind/src/lib/resolv
> > if test ! -d threaded ; then mkdir threaded ; else
> > true ; fi
> > gcc -I../../port/solaris/include -I../../include -g
> > -O2  -D_REENTRANT -c herror.
> > c \
> >  -o threaded/herror.o
> > : ld -x -r threaded/herror.o \
> >  -o threaded/herror.out && \
> >  : mv threaded/herror.out threaded/herror.o
> > gcc -I../../port/solaris/include -I../../include -g
> > -O2  -c herror.c
> > : ld -x -r herror.o -o herror.out && \
> 
> 
> ...
> 
> Observing the discussion I have remarks, the problems associated
> with bugs in compiling and work the 8.2.3 or 9.x version seems
> to be more than problems with security described by CERT with
> 8.2 version.

	And people wonder why we want to give the vendors a head
	start!!!

> 
> Piotr
> ---
> Piotr Kasztelowicz                 <Piotr.Kasztelowicz at lodz.ptkardio.pl>
> [http://www.am.torun.pl/~pekasz]
> 
> 
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