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463ee0b2 | 1 | # From: asherman@fmrco.com (Aaron Sherman) |
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2 | # |
3 | # This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward | |
4 | # compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it. | |
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5 | # This legacy library is deprecated and will be removed in a future |
6 | # release of perl. | |
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7 | # |
8 | # In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl | |
9 | # programming techniques. | |
10 | # | |
11 | # Suggested alternative: Sys::Hostname | |
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12 | |
13 | warn( "The 'hostname.pl' legacy library is deprecated and will be" | |
14 | . " removed in the next major release of perl. Please use the" | |
15 | . " Sys::Hostname module instead." ); | |
16 | ||
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17 | sub hostname |
18 | { | |
19 | local(*P,@tmp,$hostname,$_); | |
20 | if (open(P,"hostname 2>&1 |") && (@tmp = <P>) && close(P)) | |
21 | { | |
22 | chop($hostname = $tmp[$#tmp]); | |
23 | } | |
24 | elsif (open(P,"uname -n 2>&1 |") && (@tmp = <P>) && close(P)) | |
25 | { | |
26 | chop($hostname = $tmp[$#tmp]); | |
27 | } | |
28 | else | |
29 | { | |
30 | die "$0: Cannot get hostname from 'hostname' or 'uname -n'\n"; | |
31 | } | |
32 | @tmp = (); | |
33 | close P; # Just in case we failed in an odd spot.... | |
34 | $hostname; | |
35 | } | |
36 | ||
37 | 1; |