89417 – Whois doesn't use /etc/whois.conf

Bug 89417 - Whois doesn't use /etc/whois.conf

Summary: Whois doesn't use /etc/whois.conf

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High minor (vote)
Assignee:	SpanKY

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Reported:	2005-04-17 08:09 UTC by Wakko Warner
Modified:	2005-04-18 17:03 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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*This ebuild solve this bug and put whois.conf in /etc instead of /usr/share/doc/whois-/** (whois-4.6.13-r2.ebuild,1.12 KB, text/plain) 2005-04-17 08:15 UTC, Wakko Warner	Details
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Description Wakko Warner 2005-04-17 08:09:37 UTC

When I try use /etc/whois.conf, whois doesn't use information specified in it.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge =net-misc/whois-4.6.13-r1
2. nano -w /etc/whois.conf
.spb.ru whois.relcom.ru
3. whois acmelabs.spb.ru

Actual Results:  
Whois doesn't go to whois.relcom.ru for searching information about acmelabs.spb.ru

Comment 1 Wakko Warner 2005-04-17 08:15:10 UTC

Created attachment 56520 [details]
This ebuild solve this bug and put whois.conf in /etc instead of /usr/share/doc/whois-*/

Comment 2 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-04-18 04:27:01 UTC

spanks, please also add a metadata.xml file

Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2005-04-18 17:03:40 UTC

i dont want whois, i just fix it up because no one else is :P

added a patch to enable CONFIG_FILE in config.h to whois-4.7.2