On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 03:46:36PM +1100, Angus Lees wrote:
> Package: perl-base
> Version: 5.6.1-8.2
> Severity: normal
> 
> Many users of IO::Socket::INET (correctly) use "Proto => 'tcp'".
> 
> This requires /etc/protocols, which (surprisingly) isn't part of any
> essential package.  Please add a dependency on netbase to ensure this
> file is installed.

Perl 5.10.0 attempts to predefine the three most usual names
(tcp,udp,icmp) and succeeds at two of them. There's a typo with udp,
which I just reported on p5p.

[ 26921] By: gisle                                 on 2006/01/23  09:57:10
        Log: Subject: Avoid most getprotobyname/number calls in IO::Socket::INET
             From: Gisle Aas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
             Date: 18 Jan 2006 09:28:24 -0800
             Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
     Branch: perl
           ! ext/IO/lib/IO/Socket/INET.pm

This probably solves the bug, although I think adding a 
'Recommends: netbase' wouldn't hurt.

Cheers,
-- 
Niko Tyni   [EMAIL PROTECTED]



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