Peter Wemm wrote:
> Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> > I also would like to hear from you whether or not you think that we
> > need all those gethostbyXXX_r(3) functions.
> 
> Yes.  Because autoconf looks for them and will assume non-reentrancy if
> they are not present.  Also, for source compatability with linux and
> solaris and just about everything else that implements this stuff.  The
> expectation is that gethostbyXXX is non-safe and that gethostbyXXX_r is
> safe.  If you can make the non_r versions safe then that is a bonus I guess.


Autoconf is evil pure and simple, from the 8th dimension.

-- Terry

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