[PATCH] new applet gethostbyname

[Eial Czerwacki]

Harald,

> 
> You are not right. It is not the same behavior!
> 

what is the difference then?

> You can find the IP address of a name with less code, correct, but this
> uses the libc implementation of the resolver and does not the same kind
> of work a DNS client does. So the decision is first, which kind of work
> you need -> In your case: Simple IP address lookup with libc function.
> 

are you talking about dnsip?

> In case you would need a full fledged DNS query (seperate from libc
> implementation), Laurent would be right. I don't think you are able to
> write a full DNS query with less code.
> 

so both ping and nslookup have full fledged DNS query?

> So please keep in mind: Things tend to look different if viewed from a
> more global point, and you need to use the correct language to
> describe your problem, otherwise anybody will misunderstand something
> and complain or point you in a wrong direction.
> 

I've done that very clear, but still I'll retry:
I have two system, on each I need to run a script which queries me for a
hostname, that hostname needs to be converted to ip, what applet should
I use that will give me the ip without the need for output parsing?

> Beside this, Busybox has nslookup. What is wrong with that? Only
> different output format? In case you complain because the many
> information it displays: What about an option for nslookup, lets say -s
> (for short) to display only single line of output (if only one address
> returned from query)? Just as an unverified idea. What about this?

as said before, I have two distinct systems in which nslookup gives two
distinct outputs.
that is why nslookup isn't good.

I cannot be more clear then that.
maybe adding -S switch for nslookup is a good idea but that is not what
I've intended to begin with.

Eial.