nslookup: do not print "No answer" for NODATA replies, closes 13006
Only print when there was no answer at all.
function old new delta
send_queries 1834 1813 -21
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
diff --git a/networking/nslookup.c b/networking/nslookup.c
index 5aa2b35..c43ad46 100644
--- a/networking/nslookup.c
+++ b/networking/nslookup.c
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@
header = (HEADER *)msg;
if (!header->aa)
printf("Non-authoritative answer:\n");
+ else if (option_mask32 & OPT_debug)
+ printf("Non-authoritative answer:\n" + 4);
if (ns_initparse(msg, len, &handle) != 0) {
//printf("Unable to parse reply: %s\n", strerror(errno));
@@ -381,7 +383,7 @@
return -1;
}
inet_ntop(AF_INET6, ns_rr_rdata(rr), astr, sizeof(astr));
- /* bind-utils-9.11.3 uses the same format for A and AAAA answers */
+ /* bind-utils 9.11.3 uses the same format for A and AAAA answers */
printf("Name:\t%s\nAddress: %s\n", ns_rr_name(rr), astr);
break;
#endif
@@ -580,7 +582,7 @@
printf("Address:\t%s\n\n",
auto_string(xmalloc_sockaddr2dotted(&ns->lsa->u.sa))
);
- /* In "Address", bind-utils-9.11.3 show port after a hash: "1.2.3.4#53" */
+ /* In "Address", bind-utils 9.11.3 show port after a hash: "1.2.3.4#53" */
/* Should we do the same? */
}
@@ -640,12 +642,26 @@
printf("*** Can't find %s: Parse error\n", G.query[qn].name);
G.exitcode = EXIT_FAILURE;
break;
-
- case 0:
- printf("*** Can't find %s: No answer\n", G.query[qn].name);
- break;
+ /* bind-utils 9.11.25 just says nothing in this case */
+ //case 0:
+ // break;
}
}
+/* NB: in case of authoritative, empty answer (NODATA), IOW: one with
+ * ns_msg_count() == 0, bind-utils 9.11.25 shows no trace of this answer
+ * (unless -debug, where it says:
+ * ------------
+ * QUESTIONS:
+ * host.com, type = AAAA, class = IN
+ * ANSWERS:
+ * AUTHORITY RECORDS:
+ * ADDITIONAL RECORDS:
+ * ------------
+ * ). Due to printing of below '\n', we do show an additional empty line.
+ * This is better than not showing any indication of this reply at all,
+ * yet maintains "compatibility". I wonder whether it's better to break compat
+ * and emit something more meaningful, e.g. print "Empty answer (NODATA)"?
+ */
bb_putchar('\n');
n_replies++;
if (n_replies >= G.query_count)