+static int canonical_name(const char *host, struct strbuf *out)
+{
+ int status = -1;
+
+#ifndef NO_IPV6
+ struct addrinfo hints, *ai;
+ memset (&hints, '\0', sizeof (hints));
+ hints.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
+ if (!getaddrinfo(host, NULL, &hints, &ai)) {
+ if (ai && strchr(ai->ai_canonname, '.')) {
+ strbuf_addstr(out, ai->ai_canonname);
+ status = 0;
+ }
+ freeaddrinfo(ai);
+ }
+#else
+ struct hostent *he = gethostbyname(buf);
+ if (he && strchr(he->h_name, '.')) {
+ strbuf_addstr(out, he->h_name);
+ status = 0;
+ }
+#endif /* NO_IPV6 */
+
+ return status;
+}
+