[Varnish] #97: Varnishd fails to start in FreeBSD if IPv6 support is missing in kernel and -T localhost:<n> is used

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#97: Varnishd fails to start in FreeBSD if IPv6 support is missing in kernel and
-T localhost:<n> is used
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 Reporter:  anders at fupp.net  |       Owner:  phk
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:     
Component:  varnishd         |     Version:  1.0
 Severity:  normal           |    Keywords:     
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 If IPV6 is missing from the kernel, and hosts has (this is default in
 FreeBSD):

 {{{
 ::1                     localhost localhost.my.domain
 127.0.0.1               localhost localhost.my.domain
 }}}

 And -T is used with localhost, varnishd fails to start:

 {{{
 root at cacheX:~# /usr/local/sbin/varnishd -T localhost:8080 -f
 /usr/local/etc/varnish.vcl -dd
 pclose=0
 file /tmp/varnish.7EAbSy (unlinked) size 2712965120 bytes (1324690 fs-
 blocks, 662345 pages)
 Creating new SHMFILE
 socket(): Protocol not supported
 Could not open TELNET port
 unlink /tmp/vcl.xm0sLZMl
 }}}

 It's not a good thing to have an IPv6 localhost address in hosts if you
 don't have IPV6 support in the kernel I suppose. But then again, this can
 make Varnish fail to start when trying the -T with localhost. Varnishd
 could try the IPv4 address also?

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Ticket URL: <http://varnish.projects.linpro.no/ticket/97>
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