Reply: socket question (beginner)

[Sven Gaerner <sgaerner@gmx.net>]

You shoud change you declaration from
 sockaddr_in s;
to
 struct sockaddr_in s;

Sven
 
>>>>> "Jonathan" == Jonathan Lupa <jjlupa@jamdata.net> writes:

    Jonathan> [1 <text/plain; us-ascii (quoted-printable)>] I have
    Jonathan> this feeling that I'm going to feel terribly stupid once
    Jonathan> someone tells me what I'm doing wrong, but....

    Jonathan> ======= #include <sys/types.h> #include <sys/socket.h>

    Jonathan> int main( const int argc, const char * argv[] ) {
    Jonathan> sockaddr_in s; return 0; } =======
    Jonathan> Rankor:~/src/sockets$g++ stupid.cpp stupid.cpp: In
    Jonathan> function `int main(int, const char **)': stupid.cpp:6:
    Jonathan> `sockaddr_in' undeclared (first use this function)
    Jonathan> stupid.cpp:6: (Each undeclared identifier is reported
    Jonathan> only once...  stupid.cpp:6: parse error before `;'
    Jonathan> ======= - sockaddr_in s; + struct sockaddr_in s; =======
    Jonathan> Rankor:~/src/sockets$g++ stupid.cpp stupid.cpp: In
    Jonathan> function `int main(int, const char **)': stupid.cpp:6:
    Jonathan> aggregate `struct sockaddr_in s' has incomplete type and
    Jonathan> cannot be initialized ======= Rankor:~/src/sockets$g++
    Jonathan> --version 2.95.2

    Jonathan> What am I missing?

    Jonathan> THANKS!

    Jonathan> Jonathan

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