Bind 9.0.0 on Windows platforms..

[Danny Mayer]

		No, I haven't started to work on it yet.  When I saw the announcement last
  weekend, I downloaded the source.  But that's all.  I need more
information before
  I got ahead.  Like what to I do with my changes?

			Danny

At 12:40 AM 9/22/00 -0400, Gary Wardell wrote:
>
>Well, since your already working on it and it sounds like you have more time
>than I do; have at it.
>
>Gary
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bind-users-bounce at isc.org [mailto:bind-users-bounce at isc.org]On
>> Behalf Of Danny Mayer
>> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 12:00 AM
>> To: Len Conrad; bind-users at isc.org
>> Subject: Re: Bind 9.0.0 on Windows platforms..
>>
>>
>>
>> 		I'd be willing to undertake this, in my own
>> time of course.  I've done
>> plenty
>>   of ports to various different O/S's.  Several weeks ago I build BIND
>> 8.2.2-P5
>>   along with nslookup.  Then I noticed that 8.2.3-T6B was
>> available and
>> build that
>>   last week, along with building nslookup.  It took a little
>> more work.  I
>> did try and
>>   build dig, but I ran into problems with a fork (naturally),
>> and wait.  I
>> wanted to submit
>>   my fixes, but I haven't been able to figure out who to send
>> them to. Also
>> I found
>>   out that there were at least two missing files from the
>> winnt specific
>> BINDInstall
>>   program so I wasn't able to build that piece. Since 9.0.0
>> has now been
>> released,
>>   I have pulled the latest sources.  Larry from Nortel hasn't
>> responded to
>> my mail
>>   yet, so he may be on vacation.  I did join the bind9-workers mailing
>> list, but I
>>   haven't seen a single mail message from that list.
>>
>> 		I need know who to contact to get information
>> on the sources and how to
>>   update the source pool.  Most porting problems are straight
>> forward, but
>> take time
>>   to figure out.  SInce the work would be done evenings and
>> weekends don't
>> expect
>>   quick results.
>>
>> 		BTW, since 9.0.0 has been released, does that
>> mean that 8.2.3 is now dead?
>>   Sorry I didn't see Daves Bounty offer, or I'd be $250 richer.
>>
>> 					Danny
>>
>> At 10:12 PM 9/21/00 +0200, Len Conrad wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> > David Conrad told me there are no plans (really, no
>> Win32 development
>> >> > resources at ISC) to port BIND9 to Win32.
>> >> > Len
>> >>
>> >>You can't be serious...
>> >
>> >but I am.
>> >
>> >>9.0.0 has fixed many win32 bugs (says so in the
>> >>changes file), and is supposed to make porting easier...!
>> >
>> >Have you noticed that ISC has not been able to muster the
>> resoures to
>> >fix the bugs in the NT port of 8.2.2 p5 over the last 5 or 6 months?
>> >
>> >Did you see David Conrad's bounty of $250 a couple of months ago for
>> >anyone who could fix the bugs in 8.2.2 p5 NT port?
>> >
>> >Have you noticed that 8.2.3 or 9 is not available for NT or W2K ?
>> >
>> >It was only last week that Nortel Networks contributed the fixes of
>> >the NT 8.2.2p5 Multiple-A record bug.
>> >
>> >There may be a BIND9 port to Win32, but from what I hear from David,
>> >ISC won't be doing it, for lack of Win32 resources.
>> >
>> >Any takers?  And do a port of dig at the same time.
>> >
>> >Len
>> >
>>
>>
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