diff --git a/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.11.0.recipe b/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.11.0.recipe
deleted file mode 100644
index d09d1ef60..000000000
--- a/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.11.0.recipe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY="A C library for asynchronous DNS requests"
-DESCRIPTION="This is c-ares, an asynchronous resolver library. It is intended \
-for applications which need to perform DNS queries without blocking, or need \
-to perform multiple DNS queries in parallel. The primary examples of such \
-applications are servers which communicate with multiple clients and programs \
-with graphical user interfaces."
-HOMEPAGE="https://c-ares.haxx.se/"
-COPYRIGHT="	2004-2013 by Daniel Stenberg et al
-	1998-2013 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-	1987-2001 The Regents of the University of California
-	1996-2004 by Internet Software Consortium
-	2009 by Jakub Hrozek
-	2010 Jeremy Lal
-	2012 Marko Kreen
-	2005 Dominick Meglio"
-LICENSE="MIT"
-REVISION="3"
-SOURCE_URI="http://c-ares.haxx.se/download/c-ares-$portVersion.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="b3612e6617d9682928a1d50c1040de4db6519f977f0b25d40cf1b632900b3efd"
-SOURCE_DIR="c-ares-$portVersion"
-PATCHES="c_ares-$portVersion.patchset"
-
-ARCHITECTURES="x86 !x86_gcc2 x86_64"
-SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86 !x86_gcc2"
-
-PROVIDES="
-	c_ares$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-	lib:libcares$secondaryArchSuffix = 2.1 compat >= 2
-	"
-if [ -z "$secondaryArchSuffix" ]; then
-	PROVIDES="$PROVIDES
-		cmd:ahost$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-		cmd:adig$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-		cmd:acountry$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-		"
-fi
-
-REQUIRES="
-	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
-	"
-
-PROVIDES_devel="
-	c_ares${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion compat >= 1
-	devel:libcares$secondaryArchSuffix = 2.1 compat >= 2
-	"
-REQUIRES_devel="
-	c_ares$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion
-	"
-
-BUILD_REQUIRES="
-	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
-	"
-BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
-	cmd:autoconf
-	cmd:make
-	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
-	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
-	"
-
-BUILD()
-{
-	autoconf
-	runConfigure ./configure
-	make
-}
-
-INSTALL()
-{
-	make install
-
-	# remove libtool file
-	rm $libDir/libcares.la
-
-	prepareInstalledDevelLibs libcares
-	fixPkgconfig
-	packageEntries devel $developDir \
-	$manDir/man3
-
-	if [ -z "$secondaryArchSuffix" ]; then
-		mkdir -p $binDir
-		cp -af .libs/ahost .libs/adig .libs/acountry $binDir
-		mkdir -p $manDir/man1
-		cp -af ahost.1 adig.1 acountry.1 $manDir/man1
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.13.0.recipe b/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.13.0.recipe
deleted file mode 100644
index ee0bdfd5e..000000000
--- a/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.13.0.recipe
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY="A C library for asynchronous DNS requests"
-DESCRIPTION="This is c-ares, an asynchronous resolver library. It is intended \
-for applications which need to perform DNS queries without blocking, or need \
-to perform multiple DNS queries in parallel. The primary examples of such \
-applications are servers which communicate with multiple clients and programs \
-with graphical user interfaces."
-HOMEPAGE="https://c-ares.haxx.se/"
-COPYRIGHT="	2004-2013 by Daniel Stenberg et al
-	1998-2013 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-	1987-2001 The Regents of the University of California
-	1996-2004 by Internet Software Consortium
-	2009 by Jakub Hrozek
-	2010 Jeremy Lal
-	2012 Marko Kreen
-	2005 Dominick Meglio"
-LICENSE="MIT"
-REVISION="2"
-SOURCE_URI="https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/c-ares-$portVersion.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="03f708f1b14a26ab26c38abd51137640cb444d3ec72380b21b20f1a8d2861da7"
-SOURCE_DIR="c-ares-$portVersion"
-PATCHES="c_ares-$portVersion.patchset"
-
-ARCHITECTURES="?x86 !x86_gcc2 x86_64"
-SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="?x86 !x86_gcc2"
-
-PROVIDES="
-	c_ares$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-	lib:libcares$secondaryArchSuffix = 2.2.0 compat >= 2
-	"
-if [ -z "$secondaryArchSuffix" ]; then
-	PROVIDES="$PROVIDES
-		cmd:ahost$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-		cmd:adig$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-		cmd:acountry$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 1
-		"
-fi
-
-REQUIRES="
-	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
-	"
-
-PROVIDES_devel="
-	c_ares${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel = $portVersion compat >= 1
-	devel:libcares$secondaryArchSuffix = 2.2.0 compat >= 2
-	"
-REQUIRES_devel="
-	c_ares$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion
-	"
-
-BUILD_REQUIRES="
-	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
-	"
-BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
-	cmd:autoconf
-	cmd:make
-	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
-	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
-	"
-
-BUILD()
-{
-	autoconf
-	runConfigure ./configure
-	make
-}
-
-INSTALL()
-{
-	make install
-
-	# remove libtool file
-	rm $libDir/libcares.la
-
-	prepareInstalledDevelLibs libcares
-	fixPkgconfig
-	packageEntries devel $developDir \
-	$manDir/man3
-
-	if [ -z "$secondaryArchSuffix" ]; then
-		mkdir -p $binDir
-		cp -af .libs/ahost .libs/adig .libs/acountry $binDir
-		mkdir -p $manDir/man1
-		cp -af ahost.1 adig.1 acountry.1 $manDir/man1
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.14.0.recipe b/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.15.0.recipe
similarity index 85%
rename from net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.14.0.recipe
rename to net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.15.0.recipe
index 754339758..162c42293 100644
--- a/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.14.0.recipe
+++ b/net-dns/c_ares/c_ares-1.15.0.recipe
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ COPYRIGHT="2004-2018 by Daniel Stenberg et al
 LICENSE="MIT"
 REVISION="1"
 SOURCE_URI="https://c-ares.haxx.se/download/c-ares-$portVersion.tar.gz"
-CHECKSUM_SHA256="45d3c1fd29263ceec2afc8ff9cd06d5f8f889636eb4e80ce3cc7f0eaf7aadc6e"
+CHECKSUM_SHA256="6cdb97871f2930530c97deb7cf5c8fa4be5a0b02c7cea6e7c7667672a39d6852"
 SOURCE_DIR="c-ares-$portVersion"
 PATCHES="c_ares-$portVersion.patchset"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86"
 
-libVersion="2.2.0"
+libVersion="2.3.0"
 libVersionCompat="$libVersion compat >= ${libVersion%%.*}"
 
 PROVIDES="
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ BUILD_REQUIRES="
 	haiku${secondaryArchSuffix}_devel
 	"
 BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
+	cmd:aclocal
 	cmd:autoconf
 	cmd:gcc$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
+	cmd:libtoolize$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:make
 	"
 
@@ -60,8 +62,10 @@ defineDebugInfoPackage c_ares$secondaryArchSuffix \
 
 BUILD()
 {
-	autoconf
-	runConfigure ./configure
+	autoreconf -fi
+	curl_cv_func_recvfrom_args="int,void *,size_t,int,struct sockaddr *,socklen_t *,ssize_t" \
+		curl_cv_func_send_args="int,const void *,size_t,int,ssize_t" \
+		runConfigure ./configure
 	make $jobArgs
 }
 
diff --git a/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.11.0.patchset b/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.11.0.patchset
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b3a159a6..000000000
--- a/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.11.0.patchset
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-From 0c1419ef8f9f44505eb183e8548d90542ddc7de1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Chris Roberts <cpr420@gmail.com>
-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:41:17 -0600
-Subject: applying patch c_ares-1.10.0.patch
-
-
-diff --git a/ares.h b/ares.h
-index 9b3f376..b871032 100644
---- a/ares.h
-+++ b/ares.h
-@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
-    require it! */
- #if defined(_AIX) || defined(__NOVELL_LIBC__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || \
-     defined(__minix) || defined(__SYMBIAN32__) || defined(__INTEGRITY) || \
--    defined(ANDROID) || defined(__ANDROID__)
-+    defined(ANDROID) || defined(__ANDROID__) || defined(__HAIKU__)
- #include <sys/select.h>
- #endif
- #if (defined(NETWARE) && !defined(__NOVELL_LIBC__))
-diff --git a/ares_private.h b/ares_private.h
-index ab5be5a..b884fda 100644
---- a/ares_private.h
-+++ b/ares_private.h
-@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
- 
- #define PATH_HOSTS             "InetDBase:Hosts"
- 
-+#elif defined(__HAIKU__)
-+
-+#define PATH_RESOLV_CONF        "/boot/system/settings/network/resolv.conf"
-+#define PATH_HOSTS              "/boot/system/settings/network/hosts"
-+
- #else
- 
- #define PATH_RESOLV_CONF        "/etc/resolv.conf"
--- 
-1.8.3.4
-
-
-From 3287466624c281088ae83001e96e9391d0f5b97d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Chris Roberts <cpr420@gmail.com>
-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:52:39 -0600
-Subject: Search for libnetwork
-
-
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 5c02450..423ce64 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ then
-                ])
- fi
- 
-+if test "$HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME" != "1"
-+then
-+  dnl gethostbyname in the network lib?
-+  AC_CHECK_LIB(network, gethostbyname,
-+               [HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME="1"
-+               LIBS="$LIBS -lnetwork"
-+               ])
-+fi
-+
- dnl At least one system has been identified to require BOTH nsl and socket
- dnl libs at the same time to link properly.
- if test "$HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME" != "1"
--- 
-1.8.3.4
-
diff --git a/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.13.0.patchset b/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.13.0.patchset
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d01e0cad..000000000
--- a/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.13.0.patchset
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-From f216b7020930b1c1d5d9bbc8be326a304c0354fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Chris Roberts <cpr420@gmail.com>
-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:41:17 -0600
-Subject: applying patch c_ares-1.10.0.patch
-
-
-diff --git a/ares.h b/ares.h
-index cfd72b0..0635672 100644
---- a/ares.h
-+++ b/ares.h
-@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
- #if defined(_AIX) || defined(__NOVELL_LIBC__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || \
-     defined(__minix) || defined(__SYMBIAN32__) || defined(__INTEGRITY) || \
-     defined(ANDROID) || defined(__ANDROID__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || \
--    defined(__QNXNTO__)
-+    defined(__QNXNTO__) || defined(__HAIKU__)
- #include <sys/select.h>
- #endif
- #if (defined(NETWARE) && !defined(__NOVELL_LIBC__))
--- 
-2.12.2
-
-
-From 6aa3f0a11037e40832a7e1920bf24012e1e552ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Chris Roberts <cpr420@gmail.com>
-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:52:39 -0600
-Subject: Search for libnetwork
-
-
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 92bffaa..93ff9fa 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -231,6 +231,15 @@ then
-                ])
- fi
- 
-+if test "$HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME" != "1"
-+then
-+  dnl gethostbyname in the network lib?
-+  AC_CHECK_LIB(network, gethostbyname,
-+               [HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME="1"
-+               LIBS="$LIBS -lnetwork"
-+               ])
-+fi
-+
- dnl At least one system has been identified to require BOTH nsl and socket
- dnl libs at the same time to link properly.
- if test "$HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME" != "1"
--- 
-2.12.2
-
diff --git a/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.14.0.patchset b/net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.15.0.patchset
similarity index 100%
rename from net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.14.0.patchset
rename to net-dns/c_ares/patches/c_ares-1.15.0.patchset