Re: incorrect return value in gethostbyname_r() ?

[Thorsten Kukuk]

Hi,

On Sat, Oct 28, Greg Herlein wrote:

> The code below illustrates a problem I have found with
> gethostbyname_r().  It is returning NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND but does
> in fact have an answer.

gethostbyname_r() does not return NSS_* values. From the documentation:

  If an error occurs or if no entry is found, the pointer
  `*RESULT' is a null pointer.  Success is signalled by a zero
  return value.  If the function failed the return value is an 
  error number.

Your program is wrong.

  Thorsten

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