From: Brandon Casey <casey@nrlssc.navy.mil>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:53:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add a local implementation of hstrerror for the system which do not have it
Message-ID: <4676FED4.70905@nrlssc.navy.mil>
In-Reply-To: <20070618213749.GB16397@steel.home>

Alex Riesen wrote:
> Brandon Casey, Mon, Jun 18, 2007 23:28:10 +0200:
>> Alex Riesen wrote:
>>> The function converts the value of h_errno (last error of name
>>> resolver library, see netdb.h). One of systems which supposedly do
>>> not have the function is SunOS. POSIX does not mandate its presence.
>> I saw a comment on another mailing list that hstrerror() is in the
>> resolv library.
>>
>>    So adding -lresolv should do it.
>>
>> A quick compile works for my test program.
>>
> 
> Ah-ha. Good to know, thanks!
> 
> Still, the patch is correct: no need for hstrerror there.

I see, right, just the NO_IPV6 case.

-brandon