When compiling for Windows Vista or newer, <winsock2.h> is not self-contained [1], leading to:
checking winsock2.h usability... no checking winsock2.h presence... yes configure: WARNING: winsock2.h: present but cannot be compiled configure: WARNING: winsock2.h: check for missing prerequisite headers? configure: WARNING: winsock2.h: see the Autoconf documentation configure: WARNING: winsock2.h: section "Present But Cannot Be Compiled" configure: WARNING: winsock2.h: proceeding with the compiler's result and later: checking for winsock2.h... (cached) no checking for library containing setsockopt... (cached) none needed checking for socklen_t... no checking for socklen_t equivalent... configure: error: Cannot find a type to use in place of socklen_t A possible workaround would be to use #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN #include <windows.h> before every #include <winsock2.h> or #include <ws2tcpip.h>. But given the small number of mentions of this bug on the web, I guess that the bug is fixed in newer versions of MSVC, and therefore there is no point in adding the workaround to gnulib. In other words, with MSVC 9, we will only support a Windows XP or older target. Bruno [1] http://www.atosc.org/pipermail/osip/2009-February/008473.html -- In memoriam Irena Iłłakowicz <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irena_Iłłakowicz>
