network library 0.1pre1
Copyright (c) 1999 David Lichteblau <lichtebl@math.fu-berlin.de>


Before you start
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First install the UNIX-INTERFACE library, please.


What is it?
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Something like a sockets library.


Why is it called 0.1_pre_?
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It's a sockets library without sockets.  There are only addresses, and
not even these are implemented fully.


Why do you release it then?
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It's needed for the dfingerd 1.0.  Also I'd like others to experiment
with it.


What about portability?
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Not good probably.  Try it out and report your results back to me.

Systems tested:

OS:
  - Linux/libc5 w/o IPv6
  - Linux/glibc2 w/o IPv6

d2c:
  - d2c 2.3.1 used to work at some point.
  - d2c 2.3.2 should work both with and without shared libraries, but
    has been tried only with shared libs enabled.

Mindy is not supported.


Thread-safety?
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No.


What is the interface like?
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Home-made.  A Harlequin compatibility layer may follow.


IPv6 support
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... has not been tested.
Sorry, the author is lazy and has to learn math.


Installation
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a) Edit the Makefile.
   Do you want to support IPv4, IPv6, or both?  (See also OVERVIEW.)

b) $ make

c) # make install