Re: [PHP4BETA] PF_INET

On Mon, Nov 22, 1999 at 10:50:03PM +0100, Jonathan Perret wrote: > >On Sat, Nov 20, 1999 at 02:49:24AM +0100, Jonathan Perret wrote: > >> > >> In Beta 3, ext/ftp/ftp.c has two occurrences of PF_INET (instead of > >> AF_INET). > >> > >> Is this normal ? > > > > AF_* -- Address Format (used in sockaddr* structures) > > PF_* -- Protocol Family (used in socket()) > > > > AF_X and PF_X usually have the same value, but a > > Berkeley-like socket implementation must define both. > > > Yeah, sure, I agree, but see my previous message. > PHP is using socket(PF_xxx) (in ftp) AND socket(AF_xxx) > (in standard). > > You can't allow it to be half-correct... Either change > the older code to use PF_xxx, or put the newest code in > line with the rest by using AF_xxx. > > BeOS is not a reference here (its socket implementation is far from > conformant anyway), but are you sure every system has the PF_xxx > defines ? For example, the Linux socket(2) man page mentions only > AF_xxx, not PF_xxx. Often programmers misuse AF_INET/PF_INET, because their applications work with either of them. The Linux man pages are usually dated (the system has AF_* and PF_*). For a more recent reference see "Address Formats" -- http://www.gnu.org/manual/glibc-2.0.6/html_chapter/libc_11.html#SEC184 "The Internet Namespace" -- http://www.gnu.org/manual/glibc-2.0.6/html_chapter/libc_11.html#SEC191 -- Regards, Sascha Schumann Consultant