1 # From: asherman@fmrco.com (Aaron Sherman)
3 # This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
4 # compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
5 # This legacy library is deprecated and will be removed in a future
8 # In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
9 # programming techniques.
11 # Suggested alternative: Sys::Hostname
15 local(*P,@tmp,$hostname,$_);
16 if (open(P,"hostname 2>&1 |") && (@tmp = <P>) && close(P))
18 chop($hostname = $tmp[$#tmp]);
20 elsif (open(P,"uname -n 2>&1 |") && (@tmp = <P>) && close(P))
22 chop($hostname = $tmp[$#tmp]);
26 die "$0: Cannot get hostname from 'hostname' or 'uname -n'\n";
29 close P; # Just in case we failed in an odd spot....