Code Drop 3 Status Update

Work since the last code drop has focused on both the libraries and

the server. Some of the highlights are:

Libraries

IPv6 sockets.

DNSSEC security core, TSIG.

Shared libraries can now be generated.

Internationalization message catalog support. (Much of the

code has yet to be converted to use catalogs.)

Server

Most of the temporary code in the server has been replaced

with the real thing. One exception is config file processing,

which has not yet been integrated.

Basic AXFR, IXFR, and dynamic update support.

The server now listens on IPv6 sockets, if the system

supports them.

The IPv6 reverse lookup scheme (bitstring labels and DNAME)

is supported by the server. A6 chain following remains

to be implemented.

DNSSEC NXT records are returned in negative responses

for secure zones.

Resolver

The skeleton of the resolver is in the kit. This

shows how the resolver is going to work, but the

resolver is not yet functional. This will be the

prime focus of work in the near future.

Building

We've had successful builds and tests on the following systems

BSDI 3.1

Digital UNIX 4.0D

HP-UX 11

NetBSD

Red Hat Linux 6.0

SGI IRIX 6.5

Solaris 2.6

To build, just

./configure

make

Do not run 'make install'. Shared libraries will be built if "--with-libtool"

is added to the "configure" command.

Building with gcc is not supported, unless gcc is the vendor's usual

compiler (e.g. the various BSD systems, Linux).

bin/named Note

The configuration code in bin/named does not represent the final

architecture. The config file processing code in lib/dns/config will be

used by the server in the future. The server is still running on port

5544.

API Note

All APIs are subject to change in future code drops. We expect the

existing library interfaces in the code drop to be quite stable,

however, and unless we've specifically indicated that an interface is

temporary, we don't expect significant changes in future releases.