gethostbyname2() can't do AF_INET6 lookups over NIS.

getaddrinfo(3) must be used. Submitted by: ume
2001-05-08 11:21:15 +00:00 · 2001-05-08 11:21:15 +00:00 · ebaec1dfe0
commit ebaec1dfe0
parent fd84041b00
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--- a/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
@ -357,3 +357,10 @@ if the data is needed for future use, it should be
 copied before any subsequent calls overwrite it.
 Only the Internet
 address format is currently understood.
+.Pp
+.Fn gethostbyname2
+cannot perform
+.Dv AF_INET6
+lookups over NIS.
+.Xr getaddrinfo 3
+must be used instead.