Quick tangent on this subject. What should I do in the case that Red Hat
5.2 header file <netinet/in.h> doesn't contain the definition of
IP_PKTINFO? Currently I have a linux_defs.h where I include
<netinet/in.h> but ifndef IP_PKTINFO, I define it. Is this pretty much
my only option?
Thanks,
Tuan
On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Glynn Clements wrote:
>
> Andrew Perron wrote:
>
> > I am trying to get older network code (relying on older libraries?) to
> > compile under RedHat 5.2. There are header errors and it seems that there
> > was a switch somewhere along the lines. What needs to be changed to get
> > them to compile and function.
>
> As a general rule, glibc-2 programs shouldn't be including any kernel
> headers (<linux/*.h>, <asm/*.h>). Networking headers typically live in
> net or netinet. If you get compilation errors regarding undefined
> types, use fgrep/find to locate the appropriate header.
>
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