Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:55:45 -0800 From: Waitman Gobble <gobble.wa@gmail.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Why was nslookup removed from FreeBSD 10? Message-ID: <CAFuo_fxNegB8uO7JMiNyOE4pmz04_u9JCsGXtkqQ0fbiVJZAgg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <52E41619.1000505@fjl.co.uk> References: <52E40CC4.6090401@fjl.co.uk> <201401252137.50132.mark.tinka@seacom.mu> <52E41619.1000505@fjl.co.uk>
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On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Frank Leonhardt <frank2@fjl.co.uk> wrote: > On 25/01/2014 19:37, Mark Tinka wrote: > >> On Saturday, January 25, 2014 09:13:08 PM Frank Leonhardt >> wrote: >> >> Unbelievable, but true - someone somewhere thought that >>> removing nslookup from the base system was the way to >>> go. >>> >>> Why? Can anyone shed any light on how this decision was >>> made? >>> >> If you read: >> >> http://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.0R/relnotes.html >> >> Under the "2.3. Userland Changes" section, you will notice: >> >> "BIND has been removed from the base system. >> unbound(8), which is maintained by NLnet Labs, has >> been imported to support local DNS resolution >> functionality with DNSSEC. Note that it is not a >> replacement of BIND and the latest versions of BIND >> is still available in the Ports Collection. With >> this change, nslookup and dig are no longer a part >> of the base system. Users should instead use >> host(1) and drill(1) Alternatively, nslookup and >> dig can be obtained by installing dns/bind-tools >> port. [r255949]" >> >> So install /usr/ports/dns/bind-tools and you're a happy guy. >> >> As to the philosophy of it all, no point arguing. Fait >> accompli. >> >> Mark. >> > As you and Waitman both pointed out, nslookup IS part of BIND, yet as I > said in the diatribe following the question in my post, so is "host" and > that's still there. Also Windoze has nslookup but doesn't include BIND. I > agree there's no point arguing unless you know the rational behind what > appears an arbitrary decision; hence my question. Was this simply an > oversight or is there a thought-out reason for it that one can take issue > with? > > IIRC, nslookup was present in 4.3BSD, and I'm pretty sure it existed > before that. (That's BSD, not FreeBSD). Its relied on in scripts. The > reason for dropping it from the base system must be pretty spectacular. > > FreeBSD 10.0 might be better known as FreeBSD Vista, at this rate. > > > Regards, Frank. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > You might try 'drill' in contrib/ldns http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/10.0.0/contrib/ldns/drill/drill.c?view=log -- Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA 510-830-7975
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