Ticket #2885: connect.patch

libs/libmyth/mythsocket.cpp

@@ -6 +6 @@
 #include "mythsocket.h"
 #include <sys/select.h>
 #include <cassert>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
 
 #define SLOC(a) QString("MythSocket(%1:%2): ").arg((unsigned long)a, 0, 16)\
                     .arg(a->socket())
@@ -577 +579 @@
  */
 bool MythSocket::connect(const QString &host, Q_UINT16 port)
 {
+    VERBOSE(VB_GENERAL, "Entering connect with host");
+    struct hostent *he;
+    in_addr * inaddr;
     QHostAddress hadr;
-    hadr.setAddress(host);
+    if (hadr.setAddress(host))
+        VERBOSE(VB_GENERAL, QString("Hostname was address %1: %2").arg(host).arg(hadr.toString()));
+    else
+    { 
+       he = gethostbyname(host.ascii());
+       inaddr=(in_addr *)he->h_addr_list[0];
+       hadr.setAddress(inet_ntoa(* inaddr));
+       VERBOSE(VB_GENERAL, QString("Found IP address for host %1: %2").arg(host).arg(hadr.toString()));
+    }
     return MythSocket::connect(hadr, port);
 }