[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7605: resolve of ip::tcp::resolver fails when services file missed.

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7605: resolve of ip::tcp::resolver fails when services file missed.
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-30 07:23:34

#7605: resolve of ip::tcp::resolver fails when services file missed.
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 Reporter:  dot <hacker931@…>        |       Owner:  chris_kohlhoff
     Type:  Bugs                     |      Status:  new           
Milestone:  To Be Determined         |   Component:  asio          
  Version:  Boost 1.52.0             |    Severity:  Problem       
 Keywords:                           |  
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 Services file: located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\services.
 This file contains port numbers for well-known services defined by
 IANA(from services file).

 This file is missing on some users of our products, which leads to failure
 of windows api ::getaddrinfo. getaddrinfo need to search in this file to
 find the right port of http. Therefore method resolve() of
 ip::tcp::resolver will always fail and throw one exception when invoked.

 In this situation, we found that gethostbyname/inet_addr/gethostbyaddr can
 work correctly.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7605>
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