[Bug 1483187] [NEW] $HOSTALIASES does not allow IP addresses

[Shahar Or]

Public bug reported:

$HOSTALIASES, as described [here](http://man7.org/linux/man-
pages/man3/gethostbyname.3.html),

Does not allow use of hostname to IP address resolutions. Only hostname
to hostname resolutions.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.1.0-3.3-generic 4.1.3
Uname: Linux 4.1.0-3-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Aug 10 12:34:41 2015
Dependencies:
 gcc-5-base 5.1.1-14ubuntu1
 libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4
 libgcc1 1:5.1.1-14ubuntu1
 multiarch-support 2.21-0ubuntu4
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-12 (1762 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: glibc
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2014-11-11 (271 days ago)

** Affects: glibc
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: glibc (Debian)
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily

** Bug watch added: Sourceware.org Bugzilla #18798
   http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18798

** Also affects: glibc via
   http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18798
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #313413
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=313413

** Also affects: glibc (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=313413
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  $HOSTALIASES does not allow IP addresses

Status in GLibC:
  Unknown
Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in glibc package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  $HOSTALIASES, as described [here](http://man7.org/linux/man-
  pages/man3/gethostbyname.3.html),

  Does not allow use of hostname to IP address resolutions. Only
  hostname to hostname resolutions.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.1.0-3.3-generic 4.1.3
  Uname: Linux 4.1.0-3-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.18-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Mon Aug 10 12:34:41 2015
  Dependencies:
   gcc-5-base 5.1.1-14ubuntu1
   libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4
   libgcc1 1:5.1.1-14ubuntu1
   multiarch-support 2.21-0ubuntu4
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-12 (1762 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  SourcePackage: glibc
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2014-11-11 (271 days ago)

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