Re: Socket with g++

[Bernhard Rieder <e9325898@student.tuwien.ac.at>]

"Ivan J. Varzinczak" wrote:
> 
> Hi folks:
> 
>    I was trying to compile a simple server program using
> socket in g++ and I got the following error message:
> 
>    type `sockaddr' is not a base type for type `sockaddr_in'
> 

see at "Beej's Guide to Network Programming"
this is a good introduction to sockets programming
it is located at  http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~beej/guide/net/

Im also writing a Socket class which will use libsigc++ for non-blocking
Sockets and integrate nice into gtk-- but don't expect something working
before the end of the month.
ACE seems a good library but I do not need the portability (especially to
Windoze) and I think its too complicated to use. I just want a library
where I can say:
  S = new Socket();
  S.connect("localhost",12345);
  iostream sb(S.sockbuf());
  sb << "Hallo. Give me a number";
  sb >> int i;
That is a Feature that ace is currently missing. A sockbuf class
derived vom streambuf that is enables the use of the standard
stream classes that makes it as easy to use sockets for in/output.

Bernhard

PS: I really do NOT want the portability to Windoze + Winsock.

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