doc/glibc-functions/sethostname.texi

@node sethostname
@subsection @code{sethostname}
@findex sethostname

LSB specification:@* @url{https://refspecs.linuxbase.org/LSB_5.0.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/baselib-sethostname-2.html}

Documentation:
@itemize
@item
@ifinfo
@ref{Host Identification,,Host Identification,libc},
@end ifinfo
@ifnotinfo
@url{https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Host-Identification.html},
@end ifnotinfo
@item
@uref{https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/online/pages/man2/sethostname.2.html,,man sethostname}.
@end itemize

Gnulib module: sethostname
@mindex sethostname

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
Minix 3.1.8, Cygwin 1.7.x, mingw, MSVC 14, Android 5.1.
Note that the Gnulib replacement may fail with @code{ENOSYS} on some platforms.
@item
This function is not declared on some platforms:
AIX 7.1, Solaris 10.
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
The first parameter is @code{char *} instead of @code{const char *}
on some platforms:
Solaris 11 2010-11.
@item
The second parameter is @code{int} instead of @code{size_t}
on some platforms:
macOS 14, FreeBSD 14.0, MidnightBSD 3.0, Solaris 11 2010-11, Solaris 11 OpenIndiana, Solaris 11 OmniOS.
@item
This function does not reject a too long host name on some platforms:
@c https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2024-May/255986.html
@c https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/19692
Cygwin 3.5.3, Haiku.
@end itemize