Re: incorrect return value in gethostbyname_r() ?

[Ulrich Drepper]

Greg Herlein <address@hidden> writes:

> This is pretty clear, to me.  It's not discussing the
> "internal" nss function if it's directly comparing it to the
> normal (non-reentrant) gethostbyname.

Crap.  This whole section is about the internal NSS functions and the
paragraphs you quoted describe why the NSS function interface is as it
is.  You've been told that before so stop it now.  (I've written both,
the code and the documentation, so don't even think about arguing with
me.)

> Also, why is the glibc gethostbyname_r() so radically different
> than on other unixes?  From the man page from a Solaris box:

You don't have the slightest clue and nevertheless come here and try
to question the designed.  Get lost.  The interfaces are as they are
and they are much more consistent then what Solaris does.  Just take a
standard and look for similar interfaces and compare them.

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