Re: [PHP4BETA] PF_INET

From: Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 22:07:59 +0000
Subject: Re: [PHP4BETA] PF_INET
Groups: php.version4 
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>> 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. Yes, yes, yes. I _understand_ that everybody should use PF_INET in socket(). I also suspect that 99% of programmers use AF_INET instead, but that's not the point at all. Heck, I promise to use PF_INET next time I call select() ;-) But what are you going to do about the _PHP source_ ??? Cheers, --Jonathan

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