Thomas Dickey <dic...@his.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 09:00:04PM +0100, Benjamin Baier wrote: > > >Synopsis: xterm pledge dns violation > > >Category: X11 / libc? / ports? > > >Environment: > > System : OpenBSD 6.6 > > Details : OpenBSD 6.6-current (GENERIC.MP) #0: Mon Jan 6 20:17:42 > > CET 2020 > > > > b...@x220.home.netzbasis.de:/home/cvsgit/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP > > > > Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64 > > Machine : amd64 > > > > >Description: > > While copy paste with middle mousebutton from xterm to claws-mail (into > > new email window) > > Reading the source, it seems that the client is asking for the target > with this information, that libXmu is "merely" capable of honoring it > for some time. Take a look at > > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxmu/blob/master/src/CvtStdSel.c > > (very likely, disabling the XA_HOSTNAME (and XA_IP_ADDRESS) chunks > in that file wouldn't hurt xterm, though claws-mail might be annoyed).
To me this seems dumb. I don't want my brower reading my .ssh keys. Similarily, I don't want my xterm trying to DNS resolution. I would want to see a DAMN GOOD justification for xterm wanting to resolv host names, especially on a cut and paste. Wow. Otherwise, simple software should do simple things. It should strive to get by with as little as possible and be powerful, and not "turn into emacs". A third secret reason for the existance of pledge is to highlight how much the concept of "all software must be able to do everything" has infected the software ecosystem.
