--- /usr/include/arpa/inet.h-irix	Sat Sep 21 17:45:13 1996
+++ /usr/include/arpa/inet.h	Mon Sep  6 13:20:21 1999
@@ -51,7 +51,26 @@
 
 extern unsigned long	inet_addr(const char *);
 extern int		inet_aton(const char *, struct in_addr *);
+
+#ifndef __GNUC__
 extern char *		inet_ntoa(struct in_addr);
+#else
+#include <stdlib.h>
+static char *inet_ntoa(struct in_addr in)
+{
+	unsigned char *bytes;
+	char *buffer;
+
+	bytes=(unsigned char *)&in;
+	buffer=strerror(0);
+	sprintf(buffer, "%d.%d.%d.%d", bytes[0], bytes[1], bytes[2], bytes[3]);
+	return buffer;
+}
+#endif /* gcc-inet_ntoa-hack, inet_ntoa() should work this way with irix and gcc. *
+	* WARNING: This uses the strerror()-buffer, so don't get too confused if  *
+	* you see an "Connect from No such dev" or something...			  *
+	* -- 990906 cameron.							  */
+
 extern struct in_addr	inet_makeaddr(u_long, u_long);
 extern unsigned long	inet_network(const char *);
 extern unsigned long	inet_lnaof(struct in_addr);