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gnulib/doc/posix-functions/gethostname.texi
Bruno Haible 224a9074d9 Document some different function declarations on OSF/1 5.1.
* doc/posix-functions/gai_strerror.texi: Mention different declaration.
* doc/posix-functions/inet_ntop.texi: Likewise.
* doc/posix-functions/gethostname.texi: Likewise.
* lib/unistd.in.h (gethostname): Update comment.
2010-12-19 22:41:16 +01:00

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@node gethostname
@section @code{gethostname}
@findex gethostname
POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/gethostname.html}
Gnulib module: gethostname
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
On mingw, this function has a prototype that differs from that
specified by POSIX, and it is defined only in the ws2_32 library.
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function's second argument type is @code{int} instead of @code{size_t}
on some platforms:
OSF/1 5.1, Solaris 10.
@item
If the given buffer is too small for the host name, some implementations
fail with @code{EINVAL}, instead of returning a truncated host name.
@end itemize