Re: A feature proposal for CygWin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guido Serassio" <serassio@libero.it>

> Hi,
> Il 01.25 10/07/2001 Robert Collins ha scritto:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Chemolli Francesco (USI)" <ChemolliF@GruppoCredit.it>
> >
> >
> > > > Hi Robert,
> > > >
> > > > What is your opinion about to add the following feature to
> > > > Squid CygWin:
> > > >
> > > > In tools.c, add in the parseEtcHosts function the capability to read
> > > > automatically the hosts file from
> > > > %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc or
> > > > %windir% ?
> > >
> > > Sure, it's a simple autoconf thing, I think.
> >
> >Probably shouldn't be done - in cygwin the usual practice is to symlink
> >/etc/hosts to the appropriate location - so that unix progras run
> >seamlessly. It's only win32 native ports that will then need to know
about
> >the win32 locations, and I don't think a truely native 9x port is _ever_
on
> >the cards :}.
> >
> >Rob
>
> OK, so I think that a good thing can be, if /etc/hosts is not found, to
try
> to load hosts from the Windows/Winnt native directory.
>
> Guido

That sounds reasonable (as long as the parameter is not set to none :-])

Rob
Received on Tue Jul 10 2001 - 16:30:47 MDT