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authormax <max@tclers.tk>2011-08-04 14:03:59 (GMT)
committermax <max@tclers.tk>2011-08-04 14:03:59 (GMT)
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Don't use AI_ADDRCONFIG for now. It seems to do more harm than good.
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diff --git a/generic/tclIOSock.c b/generic/tclIOSock.c
index aabd67d..768428f 100644
--- a/generic/tclIOSock.c
+++ b/generic/tclIOSock.c
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ TclCreateSocketAddress(
}
hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
+#if 0
+ /*
+ * We found some problems when using AI_ADDRCONFIG, e.g. on systems that
+ * have no networking besides the loopback interface and want to resolve
+ * localhost. See bugs 3385024, 3382419, 3382431. As the advantage of
+ * using AI_ADDRCONFIG in situations where it works, is probably low,
+ * we'll leave it out for now. After all, it is just an optimisation.
+ */
#if defined(AI_ADDRCONFIG) && !defined(_AIX) && !defined(__hpux)
/*
* Missing on: OpenBSD, NetBSD.
@@ -185,6 +193,7 @@ TclCreateSocketAddress(
*/
hints.ai_flags |= AI_ADDRCONFIG;
#endif
+#endif
if (willBind) {
hints.ai_flags |= AI_PASSIVE;
}