Re: HTTPS RR side of things
Ryan Carsten Schmidt via curl-library <[email protected]>
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On Feb 22, 2025, at 03:00, Daniel Stenberg wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Feb 2025, Ryan Carsten Schmidt wrote: > >> A compatibility implementation of res_nquery is in gnulib, in case that is palatable: >> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/res_005fnquery.html > > Thanks, but I don't think that's a very attractive route for us: > > - it is GPL licensed, which is generally in conflict with many curl users > > - gnulib is a giant in size and complexity Agree, and I've heard (and made) objections to gnulib before, just wanted to make sure the availability of this option was known. > - if we opt for an external library, I think c-ares is a way better choice as we already use it, we know it and I'm a co-maintainer of it... Gnulib is used by copying its source code into your project and building it in your build system, so at least from the user's perspective it is not an external library. -- Unsubscribe: https://lists.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/curl-library Etiquette: https://curl.se/mail/etiquette.html