Re: [PATCH] resolv.conf: Update MAXNS header reference for resolv.conf(5)

Alejandro Colomar <[email protected]> Sat, 8 Aug 2026 01:44:09 +0200

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> Date: 2026-08-08 01:26:05+0200
> From: Alejandro Colomar <[email protected]>
>
> Hi Masanari,
> 
> > Date: 2026-08-07 21:49:16+0900
> > From: Masanari Iida <[email protected]>
> >
> > The MAXNS limit mentioned in resolv.conf.5 now points
> > to <res_state.h> instead of <resolv.h>, matching the
> > change in glibc headers.
> 
> Would you mind providing a reference to that change?  When did it
> happen?
> 
> Could you provide a specific glibc commit?

I've found it:

glibc.git 500b3a499fff (2017-05-20; "Remove __need_list_t and __need_res_state.")

Please include that reference in the commit message.


Cheers,
Alex

> 
> 
> Have a lovely night!
> Alex
> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Masanari Iida <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >  man/man5/resolv.conf.5 | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/man/man5/resolv.conf.5 b/man/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > index 8e914f12a18d..89f9d903a1e3 100644
> > --- a/man/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > +++ b/man/man5/resolv.conf.5
> > @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ or an IPv6 address in colon (and possibly dot) notation as per RFC 2373.
> >  Up to
> >  .B MAXNS
> >  (currently 3, see
> > -.IR <resolv.h> )
> > +.IR <res_state.h> )
> >  name servers may be listed,
> >  one per keyword.
> >  If there are multiple servers,
> > -- 
> > 2.25.0
> > 
> 
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