[PATCH] getaddrinfo: Treat empty string as NULL

[Ulrich Drepper]

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Simon Perreault wrote:
> Shouldn't the empty string be treated as NULL, as is "*"?
> (For the name and service parameters.)

No, I don't think this is correct.  The "*" handling shouldn't even be
there.  The only reason is historic practice and compatibility.  "" is
just an invalid valid and people should correct their code.

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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