@node inet_ntoa
@section @code{inet_ntoa}
@findex inet_ntoa

POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/inet_ntoa.html}

Gnulib module: ---

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
mingw.
@item
The @code{inet_ntoa} function need not be reentrant, and consequently
is not required to be thread safe.  Implementations of
@code{inet_ntoa} typically write the time stamp into static buffer.
If two threads call @code{inet_ntoa} at roughly the same time, you
might end up with the wrong date in one of the threads, or some
undefined string.
@end itemize

Note: @code{inet_ntoa} is specific for @acronym{IPv4} addresses.
A protocol independent function is @code{inet_ntop}.