if ($^O eq 'VMS') {
# method 2 - no sockets ==> return DECnet node name
- eval {local $SIG{'__DIE__'};
- my($test) = gethostbyname('me')}; # returns 'me' on most systems
+ eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; $host = (gethostbyname('me'))[0] };
if ($@) { return $host = $ENV{'SYS$NODE'}; }
# method 3 - has someone else done the job already? It's common for the
# method 2 - syscall is preferred since it avoids tainting problems
eval {
- local $SIG{'__DIE__'};
+ local $SIG{__DIE__};
{
package main;
require "syscall.ph";
syscall(&main::SYS_gethostname, $host, 65) == 0;
}
+ # method 2a - syscall using systeminfo instead of gethostname
+ # -- needed on systems like Solaris
+ || eval {
+ {
+ package main;
+ require "sys/syscall.ph";
+ require "sys/systeminfo.ph";
+ }
+ $host = "\0" x 65; ## preload scalar
+ syscall(&main::SYS_systeminfo, &main::SI_HOSTNAME, $host, 65) != -1;
+ }
+
# method 3 - trusty old hostname command
|| eval {
- local $SIG{'__DIE__'};
+ local $SIG{__DIE__};
$host = `(hostname) 2>/dev/null`; # bsdish
}
# method 4 - sysV uname command (may truncate)
|| eval {
- local $SIG{'__DIE__'};
+ local $SIG{__DIE__};
$host = `uname -n 2>/dev/null`; ## sysVish
}
# method 5 - Apollo pre-SR10
|| eval {
- local $SIG{'__DIE__'};
+ local $SIG{__DIE__};
($host,$a,$b,$c,$d)=split(/[:\. ]/,`/com/host`,6);
}