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If you find any bugs or problems with libsocket, please mail me with the details (i.e. the program code and a description).


Bugs

  • Lack of Winsock 2 support

  • gethostname() will return a space-free version of the host name, which may not be the DNS name.

  • Connecting to non-existent IP addresses seems to hang the library and not time-out - why? How long is the time-out?

  • Non-blocking sockets are blocking?

  • libsocket isn't aware of the connection being closed by the other end?

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To-dos

Here are some things I plan to add when I have time:

  • Better documentation (as always) - any comments on how I can improve it would be appreciated.

  • Add a Windows set-up program. This should be able to detect settings automatically, making the library easier to use, not just by programmers, but by end-users too.

  • Check that libsocket works with the DJGPP version 2.02 (currently in alpha).

  • Write some documentation about the library's internal functions, for those who want to know.

  • Packet driver support? (e.g. like WAT/TCP, maybe using ndispkt3?)

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