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* Make getaddrinfo() and friends thread-safe by using the thread-safe versions of the res functions. * NetBSD offers two versions of the res functions: one in res_state.c from the netresolv directory, defined as weak symbols. It is the legacy version and only for single-threaded applications. A thread-safe version of the functions is in res_state.c inside their libpthread directory. An application that uses pthreads on NetBSD will then use the non-weak symbols from the pthreads library. * On Haiku, the thread-safe version is now always used. The res_state.c is taken from NetBSD's libpthread directory, and then only struct _nres from the other file is added to it. Please keep this in mind for future updates of netresolv, do not accidentally replace it with the single-threaded version. * This e.g. fixes WebPositive just hanging when opening websites (even in situations where no IPv6-related problems apply), waiting forever to resolve names.
Haiku
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Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful.
Goals
- Sensible defaults with minimal configuration required.
- Clean, clear, concise code.
- Unified desktop environment.
Trying Haiku
Haiku provides pre-built nightly images and release images. Haiku is compatible with a large variety of hardware, but in case you don't want to "take the plunge" and install Haiku on bare metal, you can install it on a virtual machine (VM) instead. If you've never used a VM before, you can follow one of the "Emulating Haiku" guides.
Compiling Haiku
See ReadMe.Compiling.
Contributing
Haiku is a meritocratic open source project with a large variety of tasks. Even if you can't write code, you can still help! Haiku needs designers, (technical) writers, translators, testers... Get involved and help out!
Contributing code
If you're submitting a patch to us, please make sure you're following the patch submitting guidelines.
If you're having trouble finding something in the source tree, you can use one of our OpenGrok servers:
- http://xref.plausible.coop/ (provided by Landon Fuller)
- http://code.metager.de/source/xref/haiku (provided by MetaGer)
Contributing documentation
The main piece of documentation that still needs work are the API docs (found
in the tree at docs/user). Just find an undocumented class, write
documentation for it, and submit a patch.
Contributing translations
See wiki:i18n.
Contributing software ports
See HaikuPorts.