Re: ircd + ipv6 + solaris 8 = :/

["Eugene L. Vorokov " <vel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Aug 16, 2002 at 10:41:07AM +0100, abdm100@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to get ircd (2.10.3p3) running with ipv6 enabled on
> Solaris 8. So far I've correctly managed to configre the config.h file
> and Makefile so that it runs with no problems *without* ipv6 enabled.
> 
> However, when I recompile using the --enable-ip6 switch it refuses to
> run.
> I type 'ircd' and the program just returns me to the prompt with no
> error. ps -ef | grep ircd returns nothing as does looking through
> prstat.
> ps -ef on without filtering for ircd brings up nothing promising. I've
> tried to 'truss -f' the program but its not very clear as to why the
> program is exiting prematurly, it seems to be finding all files
> (ircd.conf/iauth) etc.

Do you know that when ircd compiled with ipv6 support, you have to use
another field separator in ircd.conf - '%' instead of ':', because ':'
is used in ipv6 address syntax ? That could very well be the reason
why it is not working.

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