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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/Distrib/PortingIssues.mdwn b/Distrib/PortingIssues.mdwn
index 4b78748b..1f9def8c 100644
--- a/Distrib/PortingIssues.mdwn
+++ b/Distrib/PortingIssues.mdwn
@@ -65,24 +65,19 @@ Buggy code:
 
 Fixed code:
 
-    #ifndef MAXHOSTNAMELEN
     #include "xgethostname.h"
-    #endif
     ...
-    #ifdef MAXHOSTNAMELEN
-    char localhost[MAXHOSTNAMELEN];
-    #else
-
     char *localhost;
-    #endif
-
     ...
-    #ifdef MAXHOSTNAMELEN
-
-    gethostname(localhost, sizeof(localhost));
-    #else
     localhost = xgethostname();
-    #endif
+    if (! localhost)
+      {
+        perror ("xgethostname");
+        return ERROR;
+      }
+    ...
+    /* use LOCALHOST.  */
+    free (localhost);
 
 ## <a name="NOFILE_tt_"> `NOFILE` </a>
 
@@ -168,6 +163,10 @@ See [a simple fix for TIOCFLUSH in telnet](http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-
 
 ## <a name="ChangeLog"> ChangeLog </a>
 
+-- [[Main/TWikiGuest]] - 13 Jan 2005
+
+Fix xgethostname example. - Neal
+
 -- [[Main/RobertMillan]] - 22 Jul 2002
 
 Formatting and minor grammatical fixes.