Re: [GnuWin32-Users] Native Ports for IPv4/IPV6 Sockets

[Mark L. <ma...@le...>]

Thanks Kees,
This information helps.
Microsoft provides a net.dll and net6.dll on Windows-XP
pro that supports both IPv4 and IPv6 sockets, so it looks as
if Mingw is a good choice for this type of application. 

However, the GunWin32 product summary page implies that
the gcc compilers already use Mingw :

"At present, all developments have been done under MS-Windows 98, using 
the Mingw <http://www.mingw.org> port of the GNU C and C++ ( GCC 
<http://gcc.gnu.org> )compilers, although  they could equally have been 
done with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) or Borland C++ (BCC).
 a similar type of import library is available. "

If you read a little further, you'll see that GnuWin32 includes import 
libraries for Microsoft:

http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/msimport.html

So does this imply that the Mingw import libraries are already part of 
GnuWin32?
If so, one should be able to use GCC and the socket API routines with 
the import libraries
for Microsoft, provided these libraries contain the DLL's for Windows 
Sockets.

Thoughts?

Thanks,
MarkL



Kees Zeelenberg wrote:

>Gnuwin32 by itself does not support anything: it is merely
>a collection of ports to Win32. If you wish to compile 
>programs that rely on IPv4/IPV6 Sockets, then there are
>two options. First you may write a library (a DLL) that "translates"
>IPv4/IPV6 Sockets to ordinary Win32 sockets, e.g. by
>providing an interface to the Winsock library that is standard
>on Win32 systems. I don't know anything about IPv4/IPV6
>Sockets, so I can't say whether this is indeed possible.
>Secondly, if you have Windows XP Pro, then a DLL with an
>interface to IPv4/IPV6 Sockets is apparently available. Mingw 
>(GCC for Win32) might have an import library for this DLL. If it
>has none, then you may be able to create one yourself. More on
>this can be found at the Mingw site: www.mingw.org.
>
>Kees Zeelenberg
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Mark Leary" <ma...@le...>
>To: <gnu...@li...>
>Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 6:27 PM
>Subject: [GnuWin32-Users] Native Ports for IPv4/IPV6 Sockets
>
>
>>Hello,
>>Folks, I am new to this mailing list and am looking for
>>some information regarding the native ports for Windows
>>sockets.
>>
>>What I am trying to determine is if gnuwin32 supports the use
>>of the Berkley socket API routines. I have used Cygwin32
>>before and was indeed able to use the Berkley Sockets to
>>create socket applications, but I believe the Cygwin32
>>product uses Unix emulation and is not a true native
>>port for GNU.
>>
>>What I am especially interested in is if Gnuwin32 supports
>>IPv6 sockets. These socket API routines are available and
>>functional on Linux, and Windows-XP Professional now has
>>IPv6 support. So does the latest version on GnuWin32 provide
>>a native port to the WinSocket library for both IPv4/IPv6 sockets?
>>
>>Any information or experience would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>MarkL
>>
>> 
>>
>>
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