Work in Windows no Linux

Networking and Multiplayer Programming

Started by Tuggle August 07, 2005 07:13 PM

2 comments, last by hplus0603 18 years, 9 months ago

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August 07, 2005 07:13 PM


struct connection {
#ifdef WIN32
	WSADATA wsaData;
	SOCKET socket1;
#else
	int socket1;
#endif
	struct sockaddr_in dest_addr;
	struct hostent *hostentry;
	char *ip;
	int port;
	int state;

};

That structure I use. In Windows I can compile my code fine but in Linux I get: error: defrencing point to incomplete type for this piece of code:

conn->dest_addr.sin_addr = *( ( struct sockaddr_in * )conn->hostentry->h_addr_list[0] );

but it compile in window idea?

hplus0603

11,917

August 07, 2005 09:19 PM

You didn't include the header that defines sockaddr_in on Linux.

Note: the WSADATA is only needed on startup, so you don't need to hang on to it in the "connection" struct. Also, on Linux, you can #define SOCKET to int, so your struct doesn't need to be ifdefed at all.

enum Bool { True, False, FileNotFound };

Squirm

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August 08, 2005 10:09 AM

I would prefer typedef int SOCKET over #define SOCKET int, but you can tell me why I'm wrong if you like?

hplus0603

11,917

August 08, 2005 11:28 AM

I have vague recollections of trying that first (I'm usually a typedef man), and it failing in some unexpected gotcha, but I couldn't tell you what -- haven't had to change my portability layer for a while now ;-)

If you typedef and it works, so much the better.

enum Bool { True, False, FileNotFound };

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