Fix unportable code which assumes sockaddr does not include a length field. https://github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/pull/1463 Index: plugins-scripts/check_ircd.pl --- plugins-scripts/check_ircd.pl.orig +++ plugins-scripts/check_ircd.pl @@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ sub bindRemote ($$) { my ($in_remotehost, $in_remoteport) = @_; my $proto = getprotobyname('tcp'); - my $sockaddr; my $that; my ($name, $aliases,$type,$len,$thataddr) = gethostbyname($in_remotehost); @@ -154,8 +153,7 @@ sub bindRemote ($$) print "IRCD UNKNOWN: Could not start socket ($!)\n"; exit $ERRORS{"UNKNOWN"}; } - $sockaddr = 'S n a4 x8'; - $that = pack($sockaddr, AF_INET, $in_remoteport, $thataddr); + $that = pack_sockaddr_in ($in_remoteport, $thataddr); if (!connect(ClientSocket, $that)) { print "IRCD UNKNOWN: Could not connect socket ($!)\n"; exit $ERRORS{"UNKNOWN"};