Re: [lwip-users] minimal echo running in cygwin

[Pedro Alves]

Pedro Alves wrote:

> Evgeny Belyanco wrote:
>
> > Thursday, March 30, 2006, 1:13:01 PM, you wrote:
> >
> > PA> address@hidden wrote:
> >  
> >
> > > > Has anyone been able to get the minimal application (i.e. echo 
> > > > server) to run under cygwin?  I can successfully compile it, but it 
> > > > fails because it cannot find the tap interface.  I found only a
> > > > few archive messages about cygwin, but nothing specific about 
> > > > running echop.  
> > > >     
> > PA> I am running the contrib/msvc6 port compiled with visual studio 
> > 2003. It PA> uses winpcap for the interface. I guess it should be 
> > possible to compile PA> it in cygwin too.
> > PA> It doesn't compile out of the box, because the port is a little 
> > bit PA> outdated, but the changes required are minimal. If you want I 
> > can give PA> you a tarball
> > PA> that works for me.
> >
> > Can you upload this tarball?
> >  
> Ok, here is a patch against current cvs contrib/ports/msvc6.
>
> It depends on two environment variables:
> $(LWIP_SRC) -> the lwip/src dir.
> $(WINPCAP_SDK) -> The winpcap sdk dir.
>
> I haven't tested this in a while, so no guaranties.
> There is much space for improvement. It would be nice to be able to 
> pass the desired interface on argv.
> Winpcap builds on cygwin too, so it shouldn't be too hard to port this 
> to cygwin.
> Also, I think it would be better to write an nmake makefile, than to 
> depend on ms solutions or projects.
>
> Cheers,
> Pedro Alves
>
> ---
> Changelog: 2006-07-03    Pedro Alves    <address@hidden>
>    * contrib/ports/msvc6/include/arch/sys_arch.h (sys_mem, sys_mem_t, 
> sys_mbox, sys_mbox_t, sys_thread, sys_thread_t, ): Remove.
>    * contrib/ports/msvc6/pktdrv.c (get_adapter_name): New function.
> (init_adapter_by_name): New function based on old init_adapter.
> (init_adapter): Adapt to the splitting.
>    * contrib/ports/msvc6/pktif.c (ethernetif_input): Use sizeof struct 
> eth_hdr instead of numeric constant.
>    * contrib/ports/msvc6/test.c (main_loop): Adapt to ptkdrv.c 
> changes. Call netif_set_up and raw_init.
>    * contrib/ports/msvc6/lwip4.vcproj: New file for Visual studio 2003.
>    * contrib/ports/msvc6/pktif.vcproj: Ditto.
>    * contrib/ports/msvc6/test.sln: Ditto.
>    * contrib/ports/msvc6/test.vcproj: Ditto.
<frustration>

Aargh! Since Thunderbird errored me while sending this *and* it didn't 
save a copy to the sent folder, I thought this hadn't gone through.
Looks like I ended up writing the same mail twice for nothing.
Please ignore this and reply to the other one, while I go submit a bug 
report to their bugzilla.

</frustration>

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Cheers,
Pedro Alves