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bug#34193: 26.1; make-network-proces :host 'local fails with ipv6
From: |
Robert Pluim |
Subject: |
bug#34193: 26.1; make-network-proces :host 'local fails with ipv6 |
Date: |
Sat, 26 Jan 2019 12:04:56 +0100 |
Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
> Perhaps the minimal change would be to use "::1" when specifying
> :family 'ipv6?
That would be this patch, which fixes this particular use case, and
shouldn't break anything else.
diff --git i/src/process.c w/src/process.c
index c0741403b5..72351db3e6 100644
--- i/src/process.c
+++ w/src/process.c
@@ -3983,14 +3983,24 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS) */)
#ifdef HAVE_LOCAL_SOCKETS
if (family != AF_LOCAL)
#endif
- host = build_string ("127.0.0.1");
+ {
+ if (family == AF_INET6)
+ host = build_string ("::1");
+ else
+ host = build_string ("127.0.0.1");
+ }
}
else
{
if (EQ (host, Qlocal))
+ {
/* Depending on setup, "localhost" may map to different IPv4 and/or
IPv6 addresses, so it's better to be explicit (Bug#6781). */
- host = build_string ("127.0.0.1");
+ if (family == AF_INET6)
+ host = build_string ("::1");
+ else
+ host = build_string ("127.0.0.1");
+ }
CHECK_STRING (host);
}