patch 8.2.0557: no IPv6 support for channels
Problem: No IPv6 support for channels.
Solution: Add IPv6 support. (Ozaki Kiichi, closes #5893)
diff --git a/runtime/doc/channel.txt b/runtime/doc/channel.txt
index 3fa0508..42e00c7 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/channel.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/channel.txt
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
{address} has the form "hostname:port". E.g., "localhost:8765".
+When using an IPv6 address, enclose it within square brackets. E.g.,
+"[2001:db8::1]:8765".
+
{options} is a dictionary with optional entries: *channel-open-options*
"mode" can be: *channel-mode*
@@ -621,6 +624,9 @@
{address} has the form "hostname:port", e.g.,
"localhost:8765".
+ When using an IPv6 address, enclose it within square brackets.
+ E.g., "[2001:db8::1]:8765".
+
If {options} is given it must be a |Dictionary|.
See |channel-open-options|.