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Viktor Szakats 39dec13ec0
build: always use local inet_pton()/inet_ntop() implementations
Also repurpose existing build-time feature checks into unit test 1961,
to verify.

Prior to this patch these functions were auto-detected with both
autotools and cmake. In case of autotools there was an extra
verification phase ensuring the functions work as expected. This step
required running the function, thus was limited to non-cross-builds. For
cross-builds and CMake it always used the system implementation if
present. On Windows it always used the local implementation, because
availability/use is complicated there.

After this patch all platforms, always use the local implementation,
which is known to be accurate. This makes curl behave more consistently,
and simplifies the build process, a fixes cross-builds and CMake
auto-detection differences.

Also:
- test1960: enable unconditionally.
- checksrc: disallow globally, allowlist in `block_ip.c` example.
- dnsd: verify ntop result for NULL before passing to printf.

Ref: https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/22137#issuecomment-4797440983
Ref: #22137
Ref: 8537a5b0bc #16577

Closes #22170
2026-06-27 01:24:39 +02:00
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.github lib1587: fix gcc -Wconversion with LibreSSL on Windows, test in CI 2026-06-26 22:44:53 +02:00
CMake build: always use local inet_pton()/inet_ntop() implementations 2026-06-27 01:24:39 +02:00
docs build: always use local inet_pton()/inet_ntop() implementations 2026-06-27 01:24:39 +02:00
include RELEASE-NOTES: synced 2026-06-25 08:42:02 +02:00
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LICENSES spacecheck: check long lines and repeat spaces, fix fallouts 2026-03-25 11:02:08 +01:00
m4 build: always use local inet_pton()/inet_ntop() implementations 2026-06-27 01:24:39 +02:00
projects tidy-up: make 'CA' uppercase, where missing 2026-06-22 21:04:45 +02:00
scripts build: always use local inet_pton()/inet_ntop() implementations 2026-06-27 01:24:39 +02:00
src tidy-up: syntax and code nits 2026-06-26 15:45:24 +02:00
tests build: always use local inet_pton()/inet_ntop() implementations 2026-06-27 01:24:39 +02:00
.clang-tidy.yml clang-tidy: enable more checks, fix fallouts 2026-04-14 02:20:16 +02:00
.dir-locals.el copyright: update all copyright lines and remove year ranges 2023-01-03 09:19:21 +01:00
.editorconfig .editorconfig: add 2025-09-02 08:36:40 +02:00
.git-blame-ignore-revs copyright: update all copyright lines and remove year ranges 2023-01-03 09:19:21 +01:00
.gitattributes buildconf: remove 2026-04-04 11:35:24 +02:00
.gitignore build: drop the winbuild build system 2025-09-20 01:20:25 +02:00
.mailmap RELEASE-NOTES: synced 2026-06-26 23:17:26 +02:00
acinclude.m4 tidy-up: docs, comments, typos, whitespace 2026-06-26 11:36:09 +02:00
appveyor.sh scripts: use end-of-options marker in cd, mkdir, mv, sha256sum commands 2026-06-25 11:32:36 +02:00
appveyor.yml appveyor: bump 3 VS2022 jobs to VS2026 2026-06-09 21:16:54 +02:00
CHANGES.md CHANGES: fix typo in filename 2026-01-01 12:20:10 +01:00
CMakeLists.txt build: always use local inet_pton()/inet_ntop() implementations 2026-06-27 01:24:39 +02:00
configure.ac build: always use local inet_pton()/inet_ntop() implementations 2026-06-27 01:24:39 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: bump copyright year range to 1996 - 2026 2026-01-08 23:19:44 +01:00
curl-config.in autotools: tidy-up if expressions 2025-12-10 22:29:19 +01:00
Dockerfile GHA: update debian:bookworm-slim Docker digest to 60eac75 2026-06-24 11:42:21 +02:00
GIT-INFO.md REUSE: add copyright header to two files 2025-11-03 16:08:52 +01:00
libcurl.pc.in configure: do not echo most inherited LDFLAGS to config files 2024-11-14 09:55:45 +01:00
Makefile.am autotools: minor fixes and improvements 2026-06-25 11:32:36 +02:00
README BUG-BOUNTY.md: we stop the bug-bounty end of Jan 2026 2026-01-26 08:26:28 +01:00
README.md rtmp: drop support 2026-03-21 14:56:06 +01:00
RELEASE-NOTES RELEASE-NOTES: synced 2026-06-26 23:17:26 +02:00
renovate.json renovate: use standard bump formula for OpenSSL 2026-04-15 10:17:33 +02:00
REUSE.toml github: Add AI usage warning to issue, doc and PR templates 2026-06-02 13:47:01 -04:00
SECURITY.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00

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