[Dnsmasq-discuss] Dnsmasq version is displayed as "UNKNOWN" on complied version
Geert Stappers
stappers at stappers.nl
Fri Jan 31 13:41:47 GMT 2020
On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 02:26:08PM +0100, ESR Fanboy wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 04:34:23AM -0800, Abhishek Patti wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > We needed dnsmasq to have capability of SRV caching,
>
> OK
>
>
> > so I have complied dnsmasq from source
> ... terse build instructions ...
> > this gives me dnsmasq_2.81-1_all.deb
> >
> > however when i upgrade existing/running version of dnsmasq (2.79) on ubuntu
>
> How is that upgrade done?
I do hope it was an install like `sudo dpkg --install ./dnsmasq_2.81-1_all.deb`
> > and run command "dnsmasq --version:,
> > it upgraded successfully but shows "UNKNOWN"
> >
> > " dnsmasq --version
> > Dnsmasq version UNKNOWN Copyright (c) 2000-2020 Simon Kelley
> > Compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus no-UBus i18n IDN2 DHCP DHCPv6
> > no-Lua TFTP conntrack ipset auth DNSSEC loop-detect inotify dumpfile
> >
> > This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> > Dnsmasq is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
> > under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or 3."
Seen the observation report.
> >
> > Please let me know
>
> Let us know what you are expecting for us, this mailinglist.
Please do read http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
and feel welcome to come back with smart questions.
Regards
Geert Stappers
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