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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Guile Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
+@c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file guile.texi for copying conditions.
@@ -2497,6 +2497,12 @@ resolve the name.
Either @var{name} does not resolve for the supplied parameters,
or neither @var{name} nor @var{service} were supplied.
+@item EAI_NODATA
+This non-POSIX error code can be returned on GNU systems when a
+request was actually made but returned no data, meaning
+that no address is associated with @var{name}. Error handling
+code should be prepared to handle it when it is defined.
+
@item EAI_SERVICE
@var{service} was not recognized for the specified socket type.