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0815bd3d
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Date :
2012-08-24T02:19:57
doc: do not use @acronym * doc/inet_ntoa.texi (inet_ntoa): * doc/parse-datetime.texi (Seconds since the Epoch) (Specifying time zone rules): * doc/posix-functions/inet_ntoa.texi (inet_ntoa): Don't use @acronym. Problem reported by John Darlington in <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-08/msg00124.html>.
@node inet_ntoa
@section @code{inet_ntoa}
@findex inet_ntoa
POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/inet_ntoa.html}
Gnulib module: ---
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
mingw, MSVC 9.
@item
The @code{inet_ntoa} function need not be reentrant, and consequently
is not required to be thread safe. Implementations of
@code{inet_ntoa} typically write the time stamp into static buffer.
If two threads call @code{inet_ntoa} at roughly the same time, you
might end up with the wrong date in one of the threads, or some
undefined string.
@end itemize
Note: @code{inet_ntoa} is specific for IPv4 addresses.
A protocol independent function is @code{inet_ntop}.