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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > GnuWin32-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
