Bug#606273: libsoup2.4-1: libsoup prefers IPv4

[Yves-Alexis Perez]

Package: libsoup2.4-1
Version: 2.30.2-1
Severity: important
Tags: ipv6

Hey,

it seems that libsoup prevents me from having correct IPv6 access. I
have a working IPv6 setup, but none of my browser will use it because
they are all webkit (and thus libsoup) based. A quick way to reproduce
is to go to www.kame.net with midori, epiphany or chromium. The famous
“dancing turtle” isn't dancing.

I've tried the test programs in libsoup sources and it indeed seems that
IPv4 is preferred:

corsac at hidalgo: getent hosts www.kame.net
2001:200:dff:fff1:216:3eff:feb1:44d7 orange.kame.net www.kame.net
corsac at hidalgo: ./dns www.kame.net
Name:    www.kame.net
Address: 203.178.141.194

I think it's a fairly important issue, considering IPv6 is a release
goal and IPv4 is likely to fade away during Squeeze life time.

Regards,
-- 
Yves-Alexis


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages libsoup2.4-1 depends on:
ii  libc6                   2.11.2-7         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libgcrypt11             1.4.5-2          LGPL Crypto library - runtime libr
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.27.3-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnutls26             2.10.2-1         the GNU TLS library - runtime libr
ii  libxml2                 2.7.8.dfsg-1     GNOME XML library
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

libsoup2.4-1 recommends no packages.

libsoup2.4-1 suggests no packages.

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