[uClibc]Newbie problems. gethostbyname doesnt work on busybox/ucLibc

[Marc Wetzel]

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>On Sun Oct 21, 2001 at 02:07:37PM +0200, root wrote:
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>>I have setup a bare root filesystem using the image out of the busybox 
>>buildroot script.
>>
>>the following code works on my suse-box  (static compiled to ucLibC)
>>
>>...
>>    struct hostent *hostinfo;
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>>    hostinfo = gethostbyname (hostname);
>>...
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>>but fails to run on my busybox i386 embedded device. (illegal instruction)
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>>I also get the error "illegal instruction" if I use ping, ifconfig, route
>>the I think this is maybe a installation issue.
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>>Whats wrong with my box ?
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>Perhaps you have disabled floating point support in your kernel?
>It is really hard to know for certain.  Your toolchain could also
>be hosed,
>

Yes, I have disabled floating point in my kernel, and I've compiled the 
fp-emulator into the kernel.
(I'm using a embedded device based on an i386ex processor)


the same kernel using a suse distribution (boot from harddisk) works 
just fine.


Another possibility ? =>  I'm booting my "embedded" root partition via 
nfs just fine (via kernel nfs) , so eth0 is working I suppose.


What should be in /etc/hosts, resolv.conf for a minimalistic configuration ?

All I want for now is: gethostbyname("localhost") to give me the right ip.


Sorry for my dumb questions, but I'm already searching for weeks for a 
solution to this prob...

Greetings
Marc