@node gethostbyname
@section @code{gethostbyname}
@findex gethostbyname

POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/gethostbyname.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.
@end itemize
