Re: Trouble with getbyhostname()

Josef Moellers <josef.moellers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Most likeley gethostbyname is not the cuplrit but something you called
before that.

Something OP called, which corrupted heap.

There are a couple of packages that can assist you in discovering who
this is, e.g. electric fence.

Valgrind is almost certainly a better suggestion than efence.

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