>>> 	the fix matters (as far as I understand) only when you reconfigure
>>> 	forwarders setting too many times with SIGHUP.  it won't be tickled
>>> 	just by using forwarders.  yup, it may need to be pulled in, but
>>> 	it is not that severe.
>>On my sparc named dumps core at startup with forwarders.
>	even if compiled with -O0?

	the point is,
	- sparc problem cannot be fixed with the patch.  it can only be fixed
	  by -O0.

	if the patch itself (NOT -O0 issue with sparc) made difference for
	anyone i'd like to hear that...

itojun