Re: Sockets

["Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com>]

Robert Dewar wrote in message
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>"Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> wrote in message
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>> On Windows, you could use Claw.Sockets. The basic version is in the
Claw
>> Introductory version (now under the GMGPL); there is a fancier
version
>> in the full commercial version of Claw.
>>
>> Claw.Sockets has been tested on all of the Windows compilers, it is
not
>> specific to a single compiler as GNAT.Sockets is.
>>
>>              Randy Brukardt.
>
>Yes, but Claw.Sockets works only with one particular proprietary
operating
>system (Windows in its various flavors from MS). GNAT.Sockets works on
a
>large variety of both proprietary and free operating systems, so from
that
>point of view it is more portable. We even have it working for cross
>compilers like those generating code for VxWorks. So that's a different
>view of portability :-)

There's no particular reason that Claw Sockets couldn't be implemented
on another platform, there is very little in it that is Windows
specific. We just haven't had any reason to do so.

Indeed, it would be nice if Claw.Sockets was split completely out of
Claw, as it really doesn't have much to do with the GUI, and it is
annoying to drag in the GUI to use it. I suspect that the main change
would be the name (by making it a child of Claw, it by definition
includes the GUI stuff that is in the Claw package).

               Randy.