For Go, depending on your compile settings, you don't need to recompile. Go 1.5+ uses a pure Go DNS resolver [1], you have to force Go to use glibc. And even

For Go, depending on your compile settings, you don't need to recompile. Go 1.5+ uses a pure Go DNS resolver [1], you have to force Go to use glibc. And even if you use glibc, it is not statically linked. [0] https://golang.org/pkg/net/ https://golang.org/pkg/net/ (see "netdns" setting) [1] https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/11584/ https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/11584/