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Re: SocketPlugin extions

by John M McIntosh :: Rate this Message:

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So why do these need to be platform C code, versus invoking the  
proper methods in smalltalk code based on platform type ?

On 26-Mar-06, at 9:45 PM, Andreas Raab wrote:

> Hi Guys -
>
> Attached the extensions for SocketPlugin which are based on David's  
> code (except I've folded them directly into SocketPlugin). It's  
> basically just two functions:
> a) Being able to mark the socket as "reusable", e.g., setting  
> SO_REUSADDR/SO_REUSEPORT explicitly (the main reason for putting  
> this into a separate primitive is because on different platforms  
> subtly different actions need to be taken)
> b) Being able to bind() a socket explicitly to an interface/port.
>
> Cheers,
>   - Andreas
> <SocketPluginDPR.1.cs>

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