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changeset 10469:cc79b4b4da2c
update NEWS for previous change
author | Paolo Bonzini <bonzini@gnu.org> |
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date | Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:26:12 +0200 |
parents | 76082cdf54ba |
children | 9867f4fee019 |
files | NEWS |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -6,6 +6,26 @@ Date Modules Changes +2008-09-23 sys_socket Under Windows (MinGW), the module now adds + wrappers around Winsock functions, so that + socket descriptors are now compatible with + file descriptors. In general, this change + will simply improve your code's portability + between POSIX platforms and Windows. In + particular, you will be able to use ioctl and + close instead of ioctlsocket and closesocket, + and test errno instead of WSAGetLastError (). + On the other hand, you have to audit your code to + remove usage of these Winsock-specific functions. + + This change does not remove the need to call + the gl_sockets_startup function from the sockets + gnulib module. Also, for now select is disabled + when you include the sys_socket module; while + the functionality will be restored soon, for + efficiency it is suggested to use the poll system + poll system call and gnulib module instead. + 2008-09-13 EOVERFLOW The module is removed. Use module errno instead. 2008-09-01 filename The module does not define the function