Kiterepo · pull · May 28, 2026 · Sep 23, 2025 · Oct 6, 2025 · Oct 9, 2025
diff --git a/build-scripts/dist-dnsdist b/build-scripts/dist-dnsdist
diff --git a/build-scripts/dist-recursor b/build-scripts/dist-recursor
diff --git a/docs/backends/generic-mysql.rst b/docs/backends/generic-mysql.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Generic MySQL/MariaDB  backend
 * Search: Yes
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-Write
-* Multiple instances: yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: Yes
 * Module name: gmysql
 * Launch name: ``gmysql``

diff --git a/docs/backends/generic-odbc.rst b/docs/backends/generic-odbc.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Generic ODBC Backend
 * Search: Yes
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-Write
-* Multiple instances: yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: Yes
 * Module name: godbc
 * Launch name: ``godbc``

diff --git a/docs/backends/generic-postgresql.rst b/docs/backends/generic-postgresql.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Generic PostgreSQL backend
 * Search: Yes
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-Write
-* Multiple instances: yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: Yes
 * Module name: gpgsql
 * Launch name: ``gpgsql``

diff --git a/docs/backends/generic-sqlite3.rst b/docs/backends/generic-sqlite3.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Generic SQLite 3 backend
 * Search: Yes
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-Write
-* Multiple instances: yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: Yes
 * Module name: gsqlite3
 * Launch name: ``gsqlite3``

diff --git a/docs/backends/geoip.rst b/docs/backends/geoip.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ GeoIP backend
 * Search: No
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-only
-* Multiple instances: Yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: Yes
 * Module name: geoip
 * Launch name: ``geoip``

diff --git a/docs/backends/ldap.rst b/docs/backends/ldap.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ LDAP backend
 * Search: No
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-only
-* Multiple instances: Yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: No
 * Module name: ldap
 * Launch name: ``ldap``

diff --git a/docs/backends/lua2.rst b/docs/backends/lua2.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Lua2 Backend
 * Search: Yes\*
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-Write
-* Multiple instances: Yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: Yes\*
 * Module name: lua2
 * Launch name: ``lua2``

diff --git a/docs/backends/pipe.rst b/docs/backends/pipe.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pipe Backend
 * Search: No
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-only
-* Multiple instances: Yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: No
 * Module name: pipe
 * Launch name: ``pipe``

diff --git a/docs/backends/remote.rst b/docs/backends/remote.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Remote Backend
 * Search: Yes\*
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-Write
-* Multiple instances: Yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: Yes\*
 * Module name: remote
 * Launch: ``remote``

diff --git a/docs/backends/tinydns.rst b/docs/backends/tinydns.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ TinyDNS Backend
 * Search: since version 5.1.0
 * Views: No
 * API: Read-only
-* Multiple Instances: Yes
+* :ref:`Multiple instances <setting-launch>`: Yes
 * Zone caching: Yes
 * Module name: tinydns
 * Launch: ``tinydns``

diff --git a/pdns/dnsdistdist/Makefile.am b/pdns/dnsdistdist/Makefile.am
@@ -822,3 +822,7 @@ endif
 if !HAVE_LUA_HPP
 include lua_hpp.mk
 endif
+
+dist-hook:
+	@echo "\`make dist' is no longer supported, use \`meson dist'" >&2
+	@false
diff --git a/pdns/recursordist/Makefile.am b/pdns/recursordist/Makefile.am
@@ -92,10 +92,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	builder-support/gen-version
 
 dist-hook:
-	for file in $$(find $(distdir)/docs -type l); do \
-	  t=`stat -c%N $$file | awk '{print $$NF}' | sed "s/'//g"` ; \
-	  ln -fs ../$$t $$file; \
-	done
+	@echo "\`make dist' is no longer supported, use \`meson dist'" >&2
+	@false
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = pdns_recursor
 bin_PROGRAMS = rec_control