Using relative names

Hi,

After using c-ares' library in an application I see that relative names
(names without the domain part) are not handled.

Relative names are converted into full names appending the value of
domain (/etc/resolv.conf), also known as "DNS Suffix" (Windows).

Is there a current way to enable handling relative names?

To give an example, host vs. ahost, the former handles relative names
and has option:

"The -N option sets the number of dots that have to be in name for it to
be considered absolute. The default value is that defined using the
ndots statement in /etc/resolv.conf, or 1 if no ndots statement is
present. Names with fewer dots are interpreted as relative names and
will be searched for in the domains listed in the search or domain
directive in /etc/resolv.conf."

The later doesn't handle relative names.

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René Berber