source: networking/netutils/bind-utils.xml@ 4659414

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  <!ENTITY bind-download-http   "https://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/&bind-version;/bind-&bind-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY bind-download-ftp    "ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/&bind-version;/bind-&bind-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY bind-md5sum          "9f4b165d38da998d8745ae88d346f109">
  <!ENTITY bind-size            "4.9 MB">
  <!ENTITY bind-utils-buildsize "101 MB">
  <!ENTITY bind-utils-time      "0.7 SBU">
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<sect1 id="bind-utils" xreflabel="BIND Utilities-&bind-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="bind-utils.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>BIND Utilities-&bind-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="bind-utils">
    <primary sortas="a-BIND-Utilities">BIND Utilities</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to BIND Utilities</title>

    <para>
      <application>BIND Utilities</application> is not a separate
    package, it is a collection of the client side programs that are included
    with <xref linkend="bind"/>. The <application>BIND</application>
    package includes the client side programs <command>nslookup</command>,
    <command>dig</command> and <command>host</command>. If you install
    <application>BIND</application> server, these programs will be installed
    automatically. This section is for those users who don't need the complete
    <application>BIND</application> server, but need these
    client side applications.</para>

    &lfs111_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&bind-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&bind-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &bind-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &bind-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &bind-utils-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &bind-utils-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">BIND Utilities Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="libuv"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
    <para role="recommended">
      <xref linkend="json-c"/> and
      <xref linkend="nghttp2"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="libcap-pam"/>,
      <xref linkend="libxml2"/>, and
      <ulink url="https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/">Sphinx</ulink>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/bind-utils"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of BIND Utilities</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>BIND Utilities</application> by
    running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/isc    &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/dns    &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/ns     &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/isccfg &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/bind9  &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/irs    &amp;&amp;
make -C bin/dig    &amp;&amp;
make -C doc</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This portion of the package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role='root'><userinput>make -C lib/isc    install &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/dns    install &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/ns     install &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/isccfg install &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/bind9  install &amp;&amp;
make -C lib/irs    install &amp;&amp;
make -C bin/dig    install &amp;&amp;
cp -v doc/man/{dig.1,host.1,nslookup.1} /usr/share/man/man1</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

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    <para>
      <parameter>- -without-python</parameter>: This option eliminates
      the need for an unused python module.
    </para>
-->

    <para>
      <option>--disable-doh</option>: Use this option if you have not installed
      <xref linkend="nghttp2" role="nodep"/> and you don't need DNS over HTTPS
      support.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>make -C lib/...</command>: These commands build the
      libraries that are needed for the client programs.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>make -C bin/dig</command>: This command builds the
      client programs.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>make -C doc</command>: This command builds the
      manual pages.
    </para>

    <para>
      <command>cp -v ... /usr/share/man/man1</command>: This command
      installs the manual pages.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>dig, host, and nslookup</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>

    <para>
      See the program descriptions in the <xref linkend="bind"/> section.
    </para>

  </sect2>

</sect1>