autoconf: update a comment to reflect reality. [skip ci]

guyharris · guyharris · commit 3bc38fe91fcc · 2024-07-12T18:27:13.000-07:00
We no longer check whether the OS supports IPv6, so don't say we do.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
@@ -284,9 +284,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 #
-# We must check this before checking whether to check the OS's IPv6,
-# support because, on some platforms (such as SunOS 5.x), the test
-# program requires the extra networking libraries.
+# XXX - we used to check this before checking whether to check the OS's
+# IPv6, support because, on some platforms (such as SunOS 5.x), the test
+# program requires the extra networking libraries.  We no longer
+# test for IPv6 support, we just assume it's present with the
+# standard API, so perhaps this can be moved.
 #
 AC_LBL_LIBRARY_NET
 

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`@@ -284,9 +284,11 @@ else`
`284`	`284`	`fi`
`285`	`285`
`286`	`286`	`#`
`287`		`-# We must check this before checking whether to check the OS's IPv6,`
`288`		`-# support because, on some platforms (such as SunOS 5.x), the test`
`289`		`-# program requires the extra networking libraries.`
	`287`	`+# XXX - we used to check this before checking whether to check the OS's`
	`288`	`+# IPv6, support because, on some platforms (such as SunOS 5.x), the test`
	`289`	`+# program requires the extra networking libraries. We no longer`
	`290`	`+# test for IPv6 support, we just assume it's present with the`
	`291`	`+# standard API, so perhaps this can be moved.`
`290`	`292`	`#`
`291`	`293`	`AC_LBL_LIBRARY_NET`
`292`	`294`