Re: xtraceroute 0.9.2 / host(1) cmd / OpenBSD 6.7

Thank you Stuart.
Regards,
Stefan

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Von: Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org>
Gesendet: Samstag, 4. Juli 2020, 00:15
An: Kapfhammer, Stefan
Cc: ports@openbsd.org
Betreff: Re: xtraceroute 0.9.2 / host(1) cmd / OpenBSD 6.7

On 2020/07/03 21:18, Kapfhammer, Stefan wrote: > Hi, > > I get a strange error message when starting xtraceroute 0.9.2 > > --- > > diode@sk | 0 | /usr/local/share/xtraceroute | $ xtraceroute skapf@skapf.de > calltrace > DEBUG: spinner_ref: "traceroute" count: 0 -> 1 > /usr/sbin/traceroute is there and looks OK. > /usr/bin/host is there and looks OK. > /usr/local/share/xtraceroute/xtraceroute-resolve-location.sh is there and looks OK. > Loading texture from file "/usr/local/share/xtraceroute/earth.png"... Done! > Texture size is 800x400 > Loading texture from file "/usr/local/share/xtraceroute/night.png"... Done! > Texture size is 800x400 > Found a hosts.cache with 9548 entries. > Can't open the database file /usr/local/share/xtraceroute/site_hosts.cache!(In mode r) > Can't open the database file /home/sk/.xt/user_hosts.cache!(In mode r) > Found a networks.cache with 260 entries. > Can't open the database file /usr/local/share/xtraceroute/site_networks.cache!(In mode r) > Can't open the database file /home/sk/.xt/user_networks.cache!(In mode r) > Can't open the database file /home/sk/.xt/user_generic.cache!(In mode r) > Known countries: 245 > Built-in database: 95 > DEBUG: spinner_ref: "host" count: 1 -> 2 > Strange version of the "host" program found! > I can't use this, see the man page for details. > DEBUG: spinner_unref: "host" count: 2 -> 1 > > --- > > In /usr/local/share/xtraceroute/xtraceroute-resolve-location.sh in line 72 I found > > RESPONSE=`$HOST -t LOC -x $STRING 2>&1` > > where $HOST is the path to the host(1) program > When I look in the man page for host(1) there are options > > host [-46aCdilrsTVvw] [-c class] [-m flag] [-N ndots] [-R number] > [-t type] [-W wait] name [server] > > But no -x option. > > Is there a workaround or bugfix? > > Regards, > Stefan This is because it used the "usage" output when you run host with no command line options to detect the type of host program (BIND-like or another old one). I've just committed a patch to -current ports so that it can cope.