File 1414-inets-document-inet6fb4-option-for-httpc.patch of Package erlang
From c92412fca1bcff1aafadc2509aa8559929078313 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jakub Witczak <kuba@erlang.org>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:08:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] inets: document inet6fb4 option for httpc
- with option, it is possible to connect with hostname when IP family is unknown
---
lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
index 34010b25e4..cb3fba7de2 100644
--- a/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
+++ b/lib/inets/doc/src/httpc.xml
@@ -590,8 +590,10 @@
If option <c>verify</c> is used, function <c>store_cookies/2</c>
has to be called for the cookies to be saved.
Default is <c>disabled</c>.</d>
- <v>IpFamily = inet | inet6 </v>
- <d>Default is <c>inet</c>.</d>
+ <v>IpFamily = inet | inet6 | inet6fb4</v>
+ <d>Default is <c>inet</c>. With <c>inet6fb4</c> option, IPv6
+ will be preferred but if connection fails, an IPv4 fallback connection
+ attempt will be made.</d>
<v>IpAddress = ip_address()</v>
<d>If the host has several network interfaces, this option specifies
which one to use.
@@ -610,7 +612,7 @@
<em>without</em> verification.</d>
<v>VerboseMode = false | verbose | debug | trace</v>
<d>Default is <c>false</c>.
- This option is used to switch on (or off)
+ This option is used to switch on (or off)
different levels of Erlang trace on the client.
It is a debug feature.</d>
<v>Profile = profile() | pid()</v>
--
2.34.1