Bug 77 – Use getaddrinfo instead of gethostbyname

Bug 77 - Use getaddrinfo instead of gethostbyname

Summary:

Use getaddrinfo instead of gethostbyname

Status:	NEW

Product:	TORQUE
Component:	libtorque
Version:	2.5.x
Platform:	PC Linux

Importance:	P5 enhancement
Assigned To:	Glen

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Reported:	2010-08-16 06:42 MDT by Tobias Burnus
Modified:	2010-08-16 06:42 MDT (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Tobias Burnus 2010-08-16 06:42:40 MDT

As Ulrich Drepper outlines in detail at
http://udrepper.livejournal.com/16116.html, one should use getaddrinfo instead
of gethostbyname.

The function is described in POSIX standard as:
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getaddrinfo.html


Note: Also POSIX writes:
"The getaddrinfo() and getnameinfo() functions are preferred over the
gethostbyaddr() and gethostbyname() functions." [...] "The gethostbyaddr() and
gethostbyname() functions may be withdrawn in a future version."
(http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/gethostbyname.html)