In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bruce A. Mah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
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> If memory serves me right, Yoshinobu Inoue wrote:
>> > > I feel requesting inclusion of machine/param.h for any apps
>> > > which use socket is better. But if there are any other smarter
>> > > solution, please let me know and I'll appreciate it much.
>> >
>> > <machine/param.h> should never be included by applications since
>> > it is an implementation detail.
>> >
>> > Specify including <sys/param.h> in apps which use the CMSG*() macros.
>> > <sys/socket.h> doesn't depend on <*/param.h> unless these macros are used.
>> > Since these macros are undocumented, applications that use them should
>> > expect problems :-).
>> >
>> > Bruce
>>
>> After reading bmah's message, now I am inclined to including
>> machine/param.h from sys/socket.h for maximum portability, if
>> there is no spec for it, and if all other platforms doing it.
>
> Arrgh. Now it seems I might need to reverse my position. I looked
> through some code fragments in UNIX Network Programming (Volume 1,
> Second Edition, pp. 362-365), and there's some precedent for needing
> <sys/param.h> with the CMSG*() macros.
>
> On the other hand, RFC 2292 and draft-ietf-ipngwg-rfc2292bis (the
> references I was originally working from) don't mention this requirement
> at all; they just say that CMSG*() are defined with <sys/socket.h>. I'm
> slightly confused by now.
>
> I'm going to send off a note to the authors of
> draft-ietf-ipngwg-rfc229bis asking for some clarification. In the
> meantime, maybe we should hold off on doing any changes.
Can we (temporary) unbroke 'net/pchar' port in FreeBSD
with the next patch (until the Perfect Solution will be found :-) :
===================================================================
diff -ruN pchar.orig/patches/patch-aa pchar/patches/patch-aa
--- pchar.orig/patches/patch-aa Thu Jan 1 07:00:00 1970
+++ pchar/patches/patch-aa Wed Mar 22 09:36:04 2000
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- PctestIpv6Udp.h.ORIG Wed Jan 19 23:14:42 2000
++++ PctestIpv6Udp.h Wed Mar 22 09:31:19 2000
+@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
+ #endif /* STDC_HEADERS */
+
+ #include <sys/types.h>
++#include <sys/param.h>
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ #include <netinet/in.h>
+
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