Re: Persistent failure to lookup hostname

[Stefan Monnier]

Stefan Monnier [2022-10-04 09:20:47] wrote:
> Madhu [2022-10-04 09:10:07] wrote:
>> Perhaps the expected results result from changes to resolv.conf, and you
>> aren't running glibc's nscd (I don't because it generates a lot of bogus
>> traffic)
> [...]
>> The attached patch reverts that commit and reinstates res_init, maybe
>> you could try it to see if it helps
>
> Oh that sounds promising (according to `ps` I'm not running `nscd` on
> that machine either, tho it was not a conscious choice).
> I'll see if I can export `res_init` to ELisp and then check if calling
> it unwedges my session next time it occurs!

Hmm... apparently `res_init` doesn't even exist any more in
current glibc :-(


        Stefan