Need a good website to download some header files

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yazooney 0 Newbie Poster

16 Years Ago

Hi,

I need the following headers.

#include "unistd.h"
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/un.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <netdb.h>

I been looking on the internet and find it hard to get downloadable versions of these headers. Instead, often I have to copy paste into a new file. While this is not that bad, i not sure always on the reliabilty of the code i pasting in.

Can anyone point me to a good website with a large header resource.

c++

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Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70

16 Years Ago

My guess is that you are using MS-Windows and you want to compile a program written for *nix. If you install gcc or Dev-C++ you might be able to compile it ok. If you don't have one of those two compilers then your only resort is a complete rewrite of the program using MS-Windows API functions. Getting the header files is of no value without the libraries to go along with them, and libraries are often compiler dependent.

WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme

16 Years Ago

No, what he said is the headers have no code associated with them. Headers don't do anything. It's the libraries (code) that are associated with the headers that process the functions. Without them, the header is useless.

Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70

16 Years Ago

Didn't you even bother to read Walt's comment just above yours ????

>>Does anyone has another solution?
Yes -- you have at least a couple of options

Rewrite the code using Win32 api functions
Use a different compiler such as Dev-C++

vijayan121 1,152 Posting Virtuoso

16 Years Ago

Dev-C++ on windows uses the Mingw port of GCC by default.
MinGW uses native Windows DLLs for everything; code compiled with MinGW will use standard Microsoft runtime libraries such as MSVCRT.DLL.

Dev-C++ can also be used in combination with Cygwin and this is what you need to do if you want to use unix-like libraries and headers. Cygwin relies on a Unix emulation layer, code compiled with Cygwin uses the standard GNU runtime library (glibc) with an emulation of Unix system calls like fork, and semantics like mount points, pipes and path separators.

however, Cygwin has a restrictive (viral) license, whereas MinGW is available under a free license.

mitrmkar 1,056 Posting Virtuoso

14 Years Ago

Good grief .. how come vijayan121's post ^^^ goes so unnoticed here?

Ancient Dragon commented: Good catch :) +28

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yazooney 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 1 · 2008-02-27T23:31:35+00:00

I just downloaded dev-c++ and I got all the header files i need. However, are you saying that I cannot simply copy the header files from dev-c++ to my visual studio folder because they are incompatable due to using a different compiler? i using the visual studio compiler and intel C++ compiler.

mvcs 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 2 · 2008-02-29T06:13:29+00:00

Hi, i`m having the same issue, i cant compile because i dont have these headers, i`ve downloaded Dev-c++ just like yourself, Does anyone has another solution? or tell me where i can download these headers.
Thanks.

sohguanh 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 3 · 2008-02-29T08:10:32+00:00

I need the following headers.

#include "unistd.h"
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/un.h>
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <netdb.h>

Based on above headers I presume you are attempting to use Unix socket API and compile it in Windows platform? In Windows you use Winsock API instead to do that. To solve this portability issues you face, take a look at ACE (Open Source framework and classes) that follow something like Java JVM concept. You have ACE for Windows, ACE for Linux, ACE for various Unix, ACE for VxWorks etc etc.

Then within your application code you code only ONE consistent API and the underlying ACE implementation handle the rest. ACE and Java has very close ideas in this portability approach.

Of cuz you now need ACE headers instead of those headers you mention above. Imagine you write one set of code and without modifying compile it perfectly across different platforms. In Java you have Socket, ServerSocket, in ACE you have ACE_Sock_Connector and ACE_Sock_Acceptor. Java has Selector, ACE has ACE_Reactor and ACE_Proactor.

Of cuz again for GUI and database access, ACE is still not there yet as compared to Java.

bruce965 -1 Newbie Poster · Answer 4 · 2010-07-05T13:20:02+00:00

Hehm, excuseme, I downloaded Dev-C++ that is my ordinary compiler, but I can't find those librarie, that are the same I am looking for...
I miss:
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>

Can someone upload them somewhere or simply mail me tham at: SNIP

I am looking for this from more that 4 Months! Thanks.

bruce965 -1 Newbie Poster · Answer 5 · 2010-07-05T16:54:19+00:00

@moderator: I read the posts above, but I still can't find them... about the mail con I post in [] format? If yes: SNIP

Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 6 · 2010-07-05T19:29:56+00:00

@bruce965: That compiler/IDE has not been updated for quite a few years -- delete it from your computer and upload free Code::Blocks or VC++ 2010 Express.

Nick Evan 4,005 Industrious Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 7 · 2010-07-05T20:11:07+00:00

But even when you're fully up-to-date, you still won't find Linux-header files on a Windows machine :)

Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 8 · 2010-07-05T21:55:32+00:00

You are right -- Code::Blocks with MinGW does not contain those header files either. Under MS-Windows, <sys/socket.h> can be replaced with <winsock2.h> and the project will have to use ws2_32.lib library. There may not be a windows port of the other two header files.

Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 9 · 2010-07-05T22:17:22+00:00

Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70

14 Years Ago

You are right -- his two-year-old post did provide the solution to the problem.

Edited 14 Years Ago by Ancient Dragon because: n/a

bruce965 -1 Newbie Poster · Answer 10 · 2010-07-14T12:22:12+00:00

Ok, so... Project abandoned... :-( Ok... I am new in C programming, so, I MUST use already made examples, when I will be "level upped", I will take back this project.

Now I am continuing it in Python. Thanks Everybody!

skylarkinoz 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 11 · 2010-09-04T20:03:11+00:00

|I'm in the same boat. Just want a couple of files. I'm drowning in words,words,words,words and going round in circles. No wonder the human race is in such a mess.

Stefano Mtangoo 455 Senior Poster · Answer 12 · 2010-09-04T21:17:04+00:00

If you install gcc or Dev-C++ you might be able to compile it ok. I

AD,
DevCpp died way back and its MinGW version is likely to be outdates. I know two actively developed IDE both with Mingw bundle and both supports vc compiler too. They are like Essau and Jacob you know: CodeLite and Code::Blocks

EDIT:
I was a bit quick and slipped on previous post.
I think DevCPP site should close and let wxDevC++ be its successor as it is actively developed

Nick Evan 4,005 Industrious Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 13 · 2010-09-04T22:33:54+00:00

|I'm in the same boat. Just want a couple of files. I'm drowning in words,words,words,words and going round in circles. No wonder the human race is in such a mess.

Perhaps you should tell what you want exactly, so we can give you a descent answer.

Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 14 · 2010-09-04T23:49:36+00:00

AD,
DevCpp died way back and its MinGW version is likely to be outdates.

I suppose you didn't notice that I posted that over two years ago :)

Stefano Mtangoo 455 Senior Poster · Answer 15 · 2010-09-05T23:52:29+00:00

I suppose you didn't notice that I posted that over two years ago :)

I didn't :)
I don't know why the site is up and IDE remains outdated for 5 years :icon_rolleyes:

Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 16 · 2010-09-06T00:31:52+00:00

I think the original site is gone now -- the only place I can find it is here and here and here.

Stefano Mtangoo 455 Senior Poster · Answer 17 · 2010-09-10T14:53:22+00:00

I think the original site is gone now -- the only place I can find it is here and here and here.

No friend, It is well and alive in original site :)

chevuru.anil 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 18 · 2011-07-10T10:48:48+00:00

please need a good wed site for c&c++ header files. which is very use full to mca & computer courses stream