Re: getProtocolNumber garbage (was: Network on Win98: failed - socket - no error ??)

2003-03-07 Thread Sigbjorn Finne
e" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Simon Peyton-Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Sigbjorn Finne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 11:06 Subject: getProtocolNumber garbage (was: Network on Win98: failed - socket - no error ?

getProtocolNumber garbage (was: Network on Win98: failed - socket - no error ??)

2003-03-07 Thread Claus Reinke
okay, after giving myself a day to recover from the frustration, I've given it fresh try today, and can at last report the source of the problem and a workaround (thanks to Sigbjorn for helping me to narrow down the source). I leave precise location of the bug and proper fix to the experts:-) g

RE: Network on Win98: failed - socket - no error ??

2003-03-07 Thread Simon Peyton-Jones
| Thanks, that was quick. Have updated my libraries tree, but | don't build ghc from source (no space left here..). How do I | build libraries/network with my installed ghc-5.04 (?? have | there been any socket-relevant fixes since then, checking | with 5.04.2 [which resets my filetype settings fo

Re: Network on Win98: failed - socket - no error ??

2003-03-05 Thread Claus Reinke
> Something's up with your WinSock setup on that machine, > I suspect -- works fine on the Win98 box I tested it on. That's a useful reference point, thanks! It also means that the program I want to use it for will work on win98 boxes, even if not yet on mine. I'm also hunting on the web, but whi

Re: Network on Win98: failed - socket - no error ??

2003-03-05 Thread Sigbjorn Finne
27; package tidies up the propagation of WinSock errors. It also drops the need for the user to remember to use withSocketsDo. --sigbjorn - Original Message - From: "Claus Reinke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 04:36 Subject: R

Re: Network on Win98: failed - socket - no error ??

2003-03-05 Thread Claus Reinke
I'm worrying about the "right" error message.. > > Cheers, > Claus > > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Claus Reinke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 12:14 PM > Subject: Network on