RE: [Dev-C++] Get socket with socket function

[Reid T. <Rei...@at...>]

If you configure Dev-C++ to use cygwin as the build env you will not
have to change your code.
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	-----Original Message-----
	From: Alain Paschoud [mailto:ala...@ge...]=20
	Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:16 PM
	To: dev...@li...
	Subject: [Dev-C++] Get socket with socket function
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	Hi all,=20


	I managed to compile a simple program that should just wait for
an icoming connection on a inet type socket. I did it under Mac OS X and
Linux, and I want to do the same thing with dev-cpp.=20


	Due to explanation give on this mailing list (thanks for your
quick and usefull answers), I change the code to use winsock.h instead
of sys/socket.h. I added the necessary library and DLLs. The program
starts correctly and get it the function to create the socket file
descriptor (it is very simple) :=20


	int sockfd;=20


	sockfd =3D socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);=20


	BUT the result of socket function is always -1 (sockfd =3D -1).
What could be the cause of that ? I found a similar example of socket
creation for windows, I did exactly the same as in the example. The only
thing I have found in "socket" man page is :=20


	"A -1 is returned if an error occurs"=20


	But how can an error happen at this step ?=20


	Thank you for any advice.=20


	Best regards.