Subject: lib/2049: Incorrect cross-references in gethostname(3)
To: None <gnats-bugs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Mike Long <mike.long@analog.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/08/1996 02:20:36
>Number: 2049
>Category: lib
>Synopsis: Incorrect cross-references in gethostname(3)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Feb 8 02:35:01 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Mike Long <mike.long@analog.com>
>Organization:
/usr/lib/news/organization: No such file or directory
>Release: 960206
>Environment:
System: NetBSD azathoth 1.1A NetBSD 1.1A (AZATHOTH) #3: Tue Feb 6 02:38:59 EST 1996 root@azathoth:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/AZATHOTH i386
>Description:
gethostname(3) refers to sysctl(2), which does not exist.
It could also use a reference to sysctl(8), so that it matches
gethostid(3).
>How-To-Repeat:
man gethostname
man 2 sysctl
>Fix:
Apply this patch:
*** src/lib/libc/gen/gethostname.3~ Fri Oct 13 20:47:12 1995
--- src/lib/libc/gen/gethostname.3 Tue Feb 6 23:56:25 1996
***************
*** 85,90 ****
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
! .Xr sysctl 2
.Xr gethostid 3
.Sh BUGS
Host names are limited to
--- 85,91 ----
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
! .Xr sysctl 3
.Xr gethostid 3
+ .Xr sysctl 8
.Sh BUGS
Host names are limited to
>Audit-Trail:
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