Bug#678376: src:perl: Please check use of AF_LINK with repect to Hurd

[Nicholas Bamber]

On 21/06/12 11:14, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 10:23:04AM +0100, Nicholas Bamber wrote:
>> As per #678358 it is known that Hurd defines AF_LINK but does not
>> provide the corresponding functionality. Please look for any
>> Hurd -specific bugs that this might causing. Also when #678358
>> finally gets fixed please try to make sure that this code tests for
>> AF_LINK rather than using platform checks. 
> 
> Can you clarify why you think perl might be affected?
> 

Maybe when my head stops hurting from this stuff, and I have done some
network programming on kfreebsd (not that I have any plans to), I may
have an idea.

For background see #675836. I suppose I mean please have a look at
Perl's AF_LINK code and think if it is screwed up in any way on Hurd.