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* Re: [gentoo-dev] ISC-Bind inconsistancy
  @ 2003-03-14 20:26 99% ` Norberto BENSA
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From: Norberto BENSA @ 2003-03-14 20:26 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: Thomas T. Veldhouse, gentoo-dev

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On Friday 14 March 2003 02:34 pm, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> Can anybody explain why bind-tools is at version 9.2.2 but bind itself is
> pinned at 9.2.2rc1?  I don't understand this reasoning at all.  I am a
> little unclear why there are two separate packages in the first place.
>

When was the last time you emerge synd'ed?

*  net-dns/bind
      Latest version available: 9.2.2
      Latest version installed: 9.2.2
      Size of downloaded files: 4,936 kB
      Homepage:    http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind9.html
      Description: BIND - Berkeley Internet Name Domain - Name Server

*  net-dns/bind-tools
      Latest version available: 9.2.2
      Latest version installed: 9.2.2
      Size of downloaded files: 4,936 kB
      Homepage:    http://www.isc.org/products/BIND/bind9-beta.html
      Description: bind tools: dig, nslookup, and host


BTW, the reason for the two packages is that few people want a name server in 
their boxes, but almost every one want nslookup, host, dig, and other tools.

HTH,
Norberto


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