[gentoo-dev] perl compile stuck on lib/io_sock (was: emerge aborting on linux-headers)

[Donny Davies <woodchip@gentoo.org>]

> > Chad Huneycutt wrote: [Sun Oct 07 2001, 06:46:30PM EST]
> > > I have the entry
> > > 127.0.0.1           localhost        localhost.localdomain
> > >
> > > in my /etc/hosts files, and a 'ping localhost' fails.  I am pretty sure
> > > that syntax is correct.  Anyone see the problem.
> >
> > Do you have the lo interface up?  I think all you need to do is
> >
> >     ifconfig lo up
>
> maybe your .localdomain is your problem ... do you have a nameserver
> for localdomain ?!? and it is not common to define localhost.localdomain.
>
> cya
>
> Holger


Note, it is *incorrect* to list localhost before localhost.localdomain. The
FQDN needs to be first, followed by any aliases you want to use.

Ie., this is wrong:
127.0.0.1           localhost        localhost.localdomain

It must be done thusly:
127.0.0.1           localhost.localdomain        localhost

Another common mistake is to list your real hostname in the 127.0.0.1
record. Ie, if your hostname is 'pluto', then dont do this!:
127.0.0.1           .....        pluto

Theres nothing wrong with defining localhost.localdomain though. In fact
its done a lot, mostly out of tradition, to serve as a placeholder. But the
order issue is important.

Cheers
--
Donny