Subject: Re: the ABI/API thing, next step

Re: the ABI/API thing, next step

From: Brad Spencer <spencer_at_starscale.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:16:58 -0400

On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 09:16:54AM +0100, Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> >- print out the DNS servers being used on a newly initialized channel
> >
> >- compare the lists of DNS servers used in two different channels to
> > see if they are "the same" (for an application-specific definition
> > of "the same")
> >
> >- similar inspection-of-configuration things
>
> But none of these are reasons why ares_save_options() would be any better
> than just keeping a channel handle around that you can read the options
> from.

Yes, I absolutely agree!

> Yes, they are part of the proposal, but I'm not pushing that part since I'm
> not myself seeing anything major I'm personally in need of. I think we add
> them (the ares_get_*() functions) when people provide the code for them.

Sure. I'm willing to add the ones I need, yes.

-- 
----------------------------------------------------------
Brad Spencer - spencer_at_starscale.com - www.starscale.com

Received on 2008-12-04