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@node Windows sockets
@section Windows sockets
One of the portability problems for native Windows are sockets and
networking functions.
@subsection Getaddrinfo and WINVER
@mindex getaddrinfo
This was written for the @code{getaddrinfo} module, but may be applicable to
other functions too.
The @code{getaddrinfo} function exists in @code{ws2tcpip.h} and @code{-lws2_32}
on Windows XP@. The function declaration is present if @code{WINVER >= 0x0501}.
Windows 2000 does not have @code{getaddrinfo} in its @file{WS2_32.DLL}.
Thus, if you want to assume Windows XP or later, you can add
@code{AC_DEFINE([WINVER], [0x0501])} to avoid compiling the (partial)
@code{getaddrinfo} implementation.
If you want to support Windows 2000, don't do anything. The
replacement function will open @file{WS2_32.DLL} during run-time to
see if there is a @code{getaddrinfo} function available, and use it when
available.