Clarify Host2IP return value on failure.

https://cfengine.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/4220 (cherry picked from commit fde1d71)
cfengine · Jan 17, 2019 · 453714f · 453714f
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diff --git a/reference/functions/host2ip.markdown b/reference/functions/host2ip.markdown
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags: [reference, communication functions, functions, host2ip, cached function]
 [%CFEngine_function_prototype(hostname)%]
 
 **Description:** Returns the primary name-service IP address for the named host `hostname`.
+If resolution fails, the input `hostname` is returned (for compatibility reasons).
 
 Uses whatever configured name service is used by the resolver library to
 translate `hostname` into an IP address. It will return an IPv6 address