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gethostname hack
- To: rdesktop list <rdesktop@xxxxxxxx>
- Subject: gethostname hack
- From: Spark <spark@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:37:24 +0100 (CET)
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Hey all,
rdesktop uses gethostname to figure out the hostname, but gethostname
under linux returns an error when the hostname is longer than the buffer.
This hack gives gethostname a 64 char buffer and then strips the first 16
chars or upto the first '.' and puts the result in hostname[16].
cya
Hugo
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"That i'm paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get me!"
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Hugo Trippaers (HT2-6BONE) ISION Internet BV
System Engineer (RHCE) http://www.ision.nl
spark@ision.nl
hostname-patch.bz2