This patch was adapted from a 2.6 patch which came from upstream:

http://bugs.python.org/issue19561

diff -pruN '--exclude=*.orig' Python-2.7.14~/Include/pyport.h Python-2.7.14/Include/pyport.h

--- Python-2.7.14~/Include/pyport.h 2017-09-16 17:38:35.000000000 +0000

+++ Python-2.7.14/Include/pyport.h 2017-11-22 10:36:32.079607709 +0000

@@ -640,11 +640,6 @@ Please be conservative with adding new o

in platform-specific #ifdefs.

**************************************************************************/

-#ifdef SOLARIS

-/* Unchecked */

-extern int gethostname(char *, int);

-#endif

-

#ifdef __BEOS__

/* Unchecked */

/* It's in the libs, but not the headers... - [cjh] */