linking programs with winsock API - Problems

[Brian Dessent]

krishna_unf@bellsouth.net wrote:


> I am new to using the winsock programs. I am having problem in creating the runtime binaries using the socket programming with winsock API.
> 
> The error message received on the console is :- cannot find -lwinsock32

If you are compiling a _cygwin_ program and use standard posix socket
functions there is no need for -lanything because all of the socket
functions are handled by the Cygwin DLL.

If you are compiling a mingw application (i.e. you include -mno-cygwin
on your gcc command line) then you will have to add -lws2_32 or
-lwinsock.  However, "winsock32" is not the name of any valid mingw
library so that will not work.

Brian

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