On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 06:36:04PM +0200, John Darrington wrote: > * gnu/packages/networking.scm (bind): New variable.
Hi, thanks for this patch! I think it can go in the DNS module. I wonder, how does it relate to the BIND that replaces the bundled BIND in isc-dhcp, which I've noticed often requires security updates? > + (description "BIND is an implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) > +protocols for the Internet. It is a reference implementation of those > +protocols, but it is also production-grade software, suitable for use in > +high-volume and high-reliability applications. The name BIND stands for > +"Berkeley Internet Name Domain", because the software originated in the early > +1980s at the University of California at Berkeley.") The descriptions needs the quotation marks around the acronym description to be escaped. Otherwise, it doesn't work for me. > + (uri (string-append > + "ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/" version "/" name "-" > + version ".tar.gz")) This server is unavailable over IPv6 connections: Starting download of /gnu/store/lhwlfx4qp94pn5d0xpflqib1cy2c4bhp-bind-9.10.4-P2.tar.gz >From ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.10.4-P2/bind-9.10.4-P2.tar.gz... ERROR: Throw to key `ftp-error' with args `(#<input-output: socket 6> "PASV" 425 "You cannot use PASV on IPv6 connections. Use EPSV instead.\r")'. I wonder if there is a better URL? > + (modify-phases %standard-phases > + (replace 'check > + (lambda _ > + (zero? (system* "make" "force-test"))))))) Does "force-test" mean that the test suite will return success even if there are some failures? If so, this should explicitly stated in a comment.