--- orb/address.cc.orig	2011-06-28 17:22:58.275355766 +0200
+++ orb/address.cc	2011-06-28 17:46:12.268357549 +0200
@@ -269,21 +269,30 @@
 {
     if (_ipaddr.size() > 0)
 	return TRUE;
-    if (_host.length() == 0)
+
+    if (_host.length() == 0) {
+::std::cerr << "for gentoo bug#343827: resolve_ip() detected _host.length() == 0, failed." << ::std::endl;
 	return FALSE;
+    }
 
     InetAddress &me = (InetAddress &)*this;
 
+::std::cerr << "for gentoo bug#343827: resolve_ip() for hostname '" << _host << "' using ::inet_addr()...";
+
     CORBA::ULong addr = ::inet_addr ((char *)_host.c_str());
     if (addr != (CORBA::ULong)-1L || _host == string("255.255.255.255")) {
 	me._ipaddr.insert (me._ipaddr.begin(),
 			   (CORBA::Octet *)&addr,
 			   (CORBA::Octet *)&addr + sizeof (CORBA::ULong));
+::std::cerr << " succeeded." << ::std::endl;
 	return TRUE;
     }
+::std::cerr << " failed, using ::gethostbyname() ";
 #ifndef HAVE_THREADS
+::std::cerr << "without threads...";
     struct hostent *hent = ::gethostbyname ((char *)_host.c_str());
 #else // HAVE_THREADS
+::std::cerr << "with threads...";
     struct hostent* hent = NULL;
     {
         MICOMT::AutoLock lock(S_netdb_lock_);
@@ -293,6 +302,7 @@
         me._ipaddr.insert (me._ipaddr.begin(),
                            (CORBA::Octet *)hent->h_addr,
                            (CORBA::Octet *)hent->h_addr + hent->h_length);
+::std::cerr << " succeeded." << ::std::endl;
         return TRUE;
     }
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADS
@@ -305,6 +315,8 @@
 	<< "Warning: cannot resolve hostname '" << _host
 	<< "' into an IP address." << endl;
     }
+
+::std::cerr << " failed." << ::std::endl;
     return FALSE;
 }