Re: [mpg123-devel] mpg123 1.31.0 released

[Dave Y. <dav...@gm...>]

On 01/12/23 12:09 AM, Thomas Orgis wrote:
> Am Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:37:41 -0800
> schrieb Dave Yeo <dav...@gm...>:
>
>> OK, it seems that getaddrinfo() is expected to support ipv6. Perhaps
>> something like this would be better, it compiles and works.
>
>>                  os2)
>> +                        have_ipv6=no
>
> Well … do you ever expect OS/2 getaddrinfo() to support IPv6? Why was
> this API added, anyway? If the other variant builds and maybe starts
> supporting IPv6 later on, it might be preferrable.

IPv6 is on the roadmap, very low priority currently. It would mean a new 
TCPIP stack, not easy though our ancient stack is coming up to its 
limits when it comes to transfer speed with 1GB connections.
The API was added to make porting easier, adding an include is easier 
with software that expects getaddrinfo().

>
> But this maybe comes down to the question: Do we expect OS/2 to get
> further features added? I must admit I feel a bit silly asking that in
> the year 2023, but here we are;-)

Sure, currently testing UEFI boot, which along with GPT support is 
mostly done except the documentation. Secure boot is possible as well, 
still need the tools to easily add the keys to the BIOS, a release or 
two way.
This is actually ArcaOS, an OEM version of OS/2, 
https://www.arcanoae.com/ which has the goal of installing on modern 
hardware, which it does surprisingly well for an old 32 bit OS.
Dave