Re: getaddrinfo.c: don't require snprintf; new function: shorttostr

[Simon Josefsson]

Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:

> If you prefer uint16_t over "unsigned short int" we can try that, but
> since that type is used solely for a temporary, with no risk of sign
> extension its width shouldn't matter, and with the latter, we don't
> have to worry about whether the type is defined.  We could even use
> "unsigned int".

Right, I see, and the patch looks fine.

> BTW, this patch corrects an omission in the previous one,
> by using the new, empty gl_PREREQ_* stub.
...
> +# Prerequisites of lib/uinttostr.c.
> +AC_DEFUN([gl_PREREQ_UINTTOSTR], [:])

What are these dummy functions useful for, anyway?

/Simon