Ben Walton wrote: > --- a/m4/gethostname.m4 > +++ b/m4/gethostname.m4 > @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ > -# gethostname.m4 serial 12 > +# gethostname.m4 serial 13 > dnl Copyright (C) 2002, 2008-2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation > dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, > @@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_GETHOSTNAME], > HAVE_GETHOSTNAME=0 > fi > > + gl_PREREQ_HOST_NAME_MAX > +]) > + > +AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_HOST_NAME_MAX], [ > dnl Also provide HOST_NAME_MAX when <limits.h> lacks it. > dnl - On most Unix systems, use MAXHOSTNAMELEN from <sys/param.h> instead. > dnl - On Solaris, Cygwin, BeOS, use MAXHOSTNAMELEN from <netdb.h> instead. >
Looks fine. I would move the one-line comment "Provide HOST_NAME_MAX when <limits.h> lacks it." outside the new macro, as a quick overview of what it does. The details documentation can stay inside the macro. Bruno -- In memoriam Alfred Herrhausen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Herrhausen>
