I get the following error trying to configure BIND: checking if unistd.h or sys/types.h defines fd_set...
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I get the following error trying to configure BIND: checking if unistd.h or sys/types.h defines fd_set...

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More of the error you may see: checking if unistd.h or sys/types.h defines fd_set... no configure: error: need either working unistd.h or sys/select.h

You may have attempted to configure the BIND source code using the C compiler installed on your system. This compiler may not have met the minimum compiler requirements required for building BIND. You need to install an ANSI C compiler and/or teach configure how to find the ANSI C compiler. The latter can be done by adjusting the PATH environment variable and/or by specifying the compiler via the CC environment variable.

./configure CC=<compiler> ...