[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7881: ASIO - don't use Winsock when compiling with Cygwin

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7881: ASIO - don't use Winsock when compiling with Cygwin
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-11 09:49:55

#7881: ASIO - don't use Winsock when compiling with Cygwin
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 Reporter:  Ionut Craioveanu <mosteaca@…>          |        Type:  Bugs            
   Status:  new                                    |   Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  None                                   |     Version:  Boost 1.48.0    
 Severity:  Problem                                |    Keywords:                  
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 It's not necessarily a bug, but an improvement.
 I checked why i can compile with the integrated boost library in normal
 Cygwin distribution and i cannot do the same with some other boost
 variant.
 The main difference is the __CYGWIN__ compile switch. In the Cygwin
 integration, the compile switch is removed and it will use linux sockets.
 The boost distributions force the usage of Winsock which clearly cause
 compile problems with Cygwin.

 Please remove the compile switch and just let it use the linux sockets.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7881>
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