Re: xemacs slow when network down
Sean MacLennan <seanm(a)storm.ca> writes:
I have been trying to track down why xemacs beta takes forever to
start when my network is down when XEmacs 21.1 worked just fine.
It turns out that `unix_canonicalize_host_name' has been changed to
call `getaddrinfo' instead of the old call to `gethostbyname' (via
`get_internet_address'). What is the advantage of 'getaddrinfo' over
'gethostbyname'?
getaddrinfo() supports IPV6 names, so it is a 'good thing' in theory.
-bp