Re: help.... socket

[Apsmms001 at aol dot com]

So how do I make this thing work. What are my parameters?
Do I need to set some path?

Thanks   alex


In a message dated 9/21/99 3:26:29 PM Central Daylight Time, cgf@cygnus.com 
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<< Subj:     Re: help.... socket
 Date:  9/21/99 3:26:29 PM Central Daylight Time
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 To:    earnie_boyd@yahoo.com (Earnie Boyd)
 CC:    Apsmms001@aol.com, cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com (cygwin users)
 
 On Tue, Sep 21, 1999 at 12:15:35PM -0700, Earnie Boyd wrote:
 >--- Apsmms001@aol.com wrote:
 >> earnie,
 >> 
 >> I need your assistance
 >> 
 >> How come this one work on the unix machine and does not work on the bash.
 >> I am still using the b19.
 >> 
 >> gcc server.c -o server -lsocket -lnsl
 >> 
 >> Message:  /cygnus/b19/H-I386~1/i386-cygwin32/bin/ld.exe: cannot open 
 >> -lsocket:   no such file or directory.
 >> 
 >
 >I believe it is the fact that UNIX sockets don't exist and that you'll have 
to
 >use the Winsock.  Search the archives for other posts to this.
 >
 >Anyone else have a better answer?
 
 Yes.  There is no "libsocket.a" library for cygwin.  It's not required.
 
 It's not a standard library and is not available on a number of UNIX
 platforms.
 
 -chris
 
 
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