From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 00:20:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E8EF16A4CE for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:20:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FE9D43FDD for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:20:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hAP8KDFY063983 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:20:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id hAP8KDqt063982; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:20:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:20:13 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200311250820.hAP8KDqt063982@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Volker Stolz Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55F3616A4CE for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:18:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from atlas.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (atlas.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE [137.226.194.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BFF743FE0 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:18:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stolz@i2.informatik.rwth-aachen.de) Received: from menelaos.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (menelaos.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.DE [137.226.194.73]) 8.11.1-0.5-michaelw-20030918) with ESMTP id hAP8Ige17885 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:18:42 +0100 Received: (from stolz@localhost)hAP8IgN0064652; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:18:42 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from stolz) Message-Id: <200311250818.hAP8IgN0064652@menelaos.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:18:42 +0100 (CET) From: Volker Stolz To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/59669: gethostbyname2() man-page states that only AF_INET is supported (-STABLE) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Volker Stolz List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 08:20:18 -0000 >Number: 59669 >Category: docs >Synopsis: gethostbyname2() man-page states that only AF_INET is supported (-STABLE) >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Nov 25 00:20:12 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Volker Stolz >Release: FreeBSD 4.9-RC i386 >Organization: Lehrstuhl für Informatik II >Environment: System: FreeBSD menelaos.informatik.rwth-aachen.de 4.9-RC FreeBSD 4.9-RC #10: Tue Oct 7 12:32:25 CEST 2003 root@menelaos.informatik.rwth-aachen.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MENELAOS i386 >Description: The man page states that: " The gethostbyname2() function is an evolution of gethostbyname() which is intended to allow lookups in address families other than AF_INET, for example AF_INET6. Currently the af argument must be specified as AF_INET else the function will return NULL after having set h_errno to NETDB_INTERNAL. " However, passing AF_INET6 works fine these days. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Drop the "Currently..." part. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: