[vlc-devel] Network functions for use in a module

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

On 19 Feb, Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote :
> Le mercredi 19 février 2014, 00:01:39 Rémi Denis-Courmont a écrit :
> > > For a DNS request, I'll likely nee to roll my own?
> > 
> > So far VLC only makes "normal" A/AAAA queries, using getaddrinfo(). But I
> > infer you want another RR type? In that case, I would advise trying
> > res_search() from <resolv.h> but it might be cumbersome. Otherwise use a
> > dedicated DNS library, like c-ares.
> 
> On second thought, you probably meant the DNS SD protocol. VLC currently uses 
> (lib)avahi-client for that purpose.

Is that even tested/working?

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