> Is there any place that will list the x* functions such as > xmalloc, xrealloc. Are these functions actually in any libraries > or would a programmer have to create a file for each program that > has each of these functions?
A programmer would have to write them explicitly. > Which list would a question like this go on? debian-hurd is fine as this is a porting question. > Also libaries-1.1.1-1: bug #112991 This is ok, however, you have changed the coding style, which is bad. Additionally, you could use xgethostname (found at: ftp://walfield.org/people/neal/xgethostname), which was designed for this purpose and should always do the Right Thing.
