libpthread / mysql41-server

[Doug White]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Daniel Eischen wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Mar 2004, Alex Dupre wrote:
>
> > Kazuaki Oda wrote:
> >
> > > In case of mysql40-server, I had the same problem (mysql was crashing on
> > > tcp connections).
> > > But without libwrap, it works fine.
> >
> > Yes, I received this hint from another user....but now the question
> > becomes: why some people can run mysql with libwrap correctly and others
> > not? Better, why a few people compile mysql with a broken libwrap support?
>
> What does libwrap do?

Implements tcpwrappers, hosts_access(3) and so forth.  We've shipped with
it for years... you just noticed?

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