@node inet_addr
@section @code{inet_addr}
@findex inet_addr

POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/inet_addr.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, MSVC 9.
@item
On some old platforms, this function returns a @samp{struct in_addr} rather
than a scalar type such as @samp{unsigned int} or @samp{unsigned long}.
@end itemize
