[openbeosnetteam] Re: fixed DNS resolver bug

> > I haven't tried it, but do we need the h_errno definition in 
> > netdb.h at 
> > all?
> 
> Actually not. :)
> I can remove it later.
> 
> Another solution could be to leave the h_errno declaration in netdb.h 
> and remove the macro. I think Linux, NetBSD and FreeBSD do it this way.
> Does this mean the value can be changed by the app, too?
> I thought only libnet.so should be allowed to change h_errno.

R5's net_server libnet.so export it:

$ nm libnet.so | grep h_errno
0000a530 T _h_errnop
0002fb5c B h_errno

So, that accessible to any app.
I doubtfully that any app ever use that possibility, however.

- Philippe

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