1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tests/http.test b/tests/http.test
index d1b2d22..c45a45a 100644
--- a/tests/http.test
+++ b/tests/http.test
@@ -38,13 +38,10 @@ proc bgerror {args} {
     puts stderr $errorInfo
 }
 
-if {$::tcl_platform(os) eq "Darwin"} {
-    # Name resolution often a problem on OSX; not focus of HTTP package anyway
-    set HOST localhost
-} else {
-    set HOST [info hostname]
-}
-
+# Do not use [info hostname].
+# Name resolution is often a problem on OSX; not focus of HTTP package anyway.
+# Also a problem on other platforms for http-4.14 (test with bad port number).
+set HOST localhost
 set port 8010
 set bindata "This is binary data\x0d\x0amore\x0dmore\x0amore\x00null"
 catch {unset data}
@@ -81,6 +78,8 @@ if {[catch {package present Thread}] == 0 && [file exists $httpdFile]} {
 	unset port
 	return
     } else {
+	# Running httpd in the current thread overwrites the values of port
+	# (here) and HOST (in the sourced server file).
 	set port [lindex [fconfigure $listen -sockname] 2]
     }
 }