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Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 13:14:24 +0100
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To: David Reid <dreid@jetnet.co.uk>, apr <dev@apr.apache.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add support for Unix domain sockets
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David Reid wrote:
> 
> I've been up all night so this may be off base...
> 
> AFAICR sockets using AF_UNIX are essentially local inter process
> communication channels?

They are local sockets. The difference is a little like the difference between
IPV4 and IPV6.
The socket() call need a different parameter and the addresses are different
(bind() and connect()).

> 
> If this is the case then why are we having this discussion about adding more
> to the network_io and not simply talking about adding an ipc_ set of
> functions to apr that allow each platform to implement it in their own way,
> as we've done with all the other stuff in apr?  After all that's what apr is
> for isn't it? :)

That is only a small addition to the apr sockets.

An ipc_ should be in apr-util? That is a higher level layer.

> 
> This may take a bit of getting the api correct (at least to allow it work on
> all platforms) but I'm sure we can manage it.
> 
> david
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William A. Rowe, Jr." <wrowe@covalent.net>
> To: <jfrederic.clere@fujitsu-siemens.com>
> Cc: "Justin Erenkrantz" <jerenkrantz@ebuilt.com>; <dev@apr.apache.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add support for Unix domain sockets
> 
> > From: "jean-frederic clere" <jfrederic.clere@fujitsu-siemens.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:44 AM
> >
> >
> > > I would like to see this patch committed.
> > > I am using AF_UNIX sockets in mod_jk and it would be nice to do it thru
> APR
> > > instead my own code.
> > >
> > > About win32 support I am afraid I cannot help. But I think it is a
> little like
> > > IPV6 on IPV4 only machines: we should just say APR_LOCAL is not
> supported on
> > > win32.
> >
> > I could be convinced here [for a change :-]
> >
> > Since this is a fairly old addition to the -sockets- layer, I can't really
> > stand in the way.  We aren't talking about specific platforms, but a
> sockets
> > feature.  If winsock doesn't add it, their loss.
> >
> > We need to return APR_ENOTIMPL for that, I suppose.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >