Re: lib/48926: gethostbyname(3) doesn't appear to work under NetBSD-5.2 and NetBSD-6.1.x when hostnames appear only in /etc/hosts

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

The following reply was made to PR lib/48926; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)
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Subject: Re: lib/48926: gethostbyname(3) doesn't appear to work under 
NetBSD-5.2 and NetBSD-6.1.x when hostnames appear only in /etc/hosts
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:34:30 -0400

 On Jun 23,  3:30pm, joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost (Joerg Sonnenberger) 
wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: lib/48926: gethostbyname(3) doesn't appear to work under NetB
 
 |  What about checking whether p[len -1] is blankish first?
 
 And len != 0 for the paranoid.
 
 christos