[bind10-dev] what to do with src/bin/host ?

[Jeremy C. Reed]

On Fri, 29 Apr 2011, Shane Kerr wrote:

> On Thu, 2011-04-28 at 09:32 -0500, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> > If we want to make a powerful and useful DNS diagnostics tool maybe we 
> > should make a plan and requirements document.
> 
> I don't think that's the true goal. We may get that, but for now it's
> out of scope for the project.
> 
> > But if we want an ah-hoc tool, maybe src/bin/host is fine -- but since I 
> > assume it will diverge from host(1) then maybe it should be renamed.
> 
> I agree with this.
> 
> > Also note that src/bin/host has no tests. If it is to be formal 
> > installed tool, then maybe it should have tests too. But if its purpose 
> > is for testing, then maybe we don't need unit-tests for it, but should 
> > start using it (automated) for functional testing of BIND 10.
> 
> Well, our current policy is that we don't merge untested code in, so
> we'll need tests for the new code at least. In general, we also don't go
> out of our way to add tests to old code.
> 
> However, IIRC the host utility is pretty small, so creating tests should
> not be a *huge* task (although certainly non-trivial). I've created
> ticket #874 for this, and think maybe it should be added to the final
> sprint before the release. Something to discuss on the sprint planning
> call on Tuesday!


Okay. So I think this means that src/bin/host will now be included in 
upcoming tarball releases. (It was never included before.) I will get 
the manpage completed.