Merge branch 'toolchain-2.8-bugfix-release' into toolchain-2.8

Author: meyerj

include/log4cpp/RemoteSyslogAppender.hh

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace log4cpp {
 #else
 int_socket;
 #endif
- struct in_addr* _ipAddr;
+ in_addr_t _ipAddr;
  private:
  int _cludge;
  };

package.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <package>
  <name>log4cpp</name>
- <version>2.8.1</version>
+ <version>2.8.3</version>
  <description >
  Log4cpp maintained by Orocos developers
  This version of log4cpp deviates from the official release

src/RemoteSyslogAppender.cpp

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace log4cpp {
  return; // fail silently 
  }
  }
- _ipAddr = (struct in_addr*)pent->h_addr;
+ _ipAddr = *(in_addr_t*)(pent->h_addr); // fixed bug #1579890
  }
  // Get a datagram socket.
 
@@ -143,14 +143,8 @@ namespace log4cpp {
  sockaddr_in sain;
  sain.sin_family = AF_INET;
  sain.sin_port = htons (_portNumber);
-
- if (_ipAddr == NULL)
- {
- return; // Fail silently
- }
- 
  // NO, do NOT use htonl on _ipAddr. Is already in network order.
- sain.sin_addr.s_addr = _ipAddr->s_addr;
+ sain.sin_addr.s_addr = _ipAddr;
 
  while (messageLength > 0) {
  /* if packet larger than maximum (900 bytes), split