Jeremie Courreges-Anglas <j...@wxcvbn.org> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 25 2020, "Theo de Raadt" <dera...@openbsd.org> wrote: > > This wording doesn't make any sense to me. > > > > When we use the term deprecate, we are talking about interfaces. > > But gethostbyname isn't actually deprecated. getaddrinfo is > > an alternative interface rather than gethostbyname. But gethostbyname > > isn't deprecated. > > I don't understand what the addition mean. > > "This option" kinda implies we're talking about RES_USE_INET6. > Why couldn't it be deprecated? > > What would you suggest? "Using this option together with > gethostbyname(3) is deprecated/discouraged in favor of getaddrinfo(3)"?
It is becoming even worse. "because of A, B+C is deprecated" > > At most I think it can > > be said the option is ineffective? > > This option is effective, last commit just made this clear. So it doesn't work. Why document it?
