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diff --git a/ext/Socket/Socket.pm b/ext/Socket/Socket.pm
index 5a4b486a22..9c0f04ba0a 100644
--- a/ext/Socket/Socket.pm
+++ b/ext/Socket/Socket.pm
@@ -1,20 +1,39 @@
package Socket;
+$VERSION = 1.3;
=head1 NAME
-Socket - load the C socket.h defines and structure manipulators
+Socket, sockaddr_in, sockaddr_un, inet_aton, inet_ntoa - load the C
+ socket.h defines and structure manipulators
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Socket;
- $proto = (getprotobyname('udp'))[2];
+ $proto = getprotobyname('udp');
socket(Socket_Handle, PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, $proto);
- $sockaddr_in = pack_sockaddr_in(AF_INET,7,inet_aton("localhost"));
- $sockaddr_in = pack_sockaddr_in(AF_INET,7,INADDR_LOOPBACK);
- connect(Socket_Handle,$sockaddr_in);
- $peer = inet_ntoa((unpack_sockaddr_in(getpeername(Socket_Handle)))[2]);
-
+ $iaddr = gethostbyname('hishost.com');
+ $port = getservbyname('time', 'udp');
+ $sin = sockaddr_in($port, $iaddr);
+ send(Socket_Handle, 0, 0, $sin);
+
+ $proto = getprotobyname('tcp');
+ socket(Socket_Handle, PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, $proto);
+ $port = getservbyname('smtp');
+ $sin = sockaddr_in($port,inet_aton("127.1"));
+ $sin = sockaddr_in(7,inet_aton("localhost"));
+ $sin = sockaddr_in(7,INADDR_LOOPBACK);
+ connect(Socket_Handle,$sin);
+
+ ($port, $iaddr) = sockaddr_in(getpeername(Socket_Handle));
+ $peer_host = gethostbyaddr($iaddr, AF_INET);
+ $peer_addr = inet_ntoa($iaddr);
+
+ $proto = getprotobyname('tcp');
+ socket(Socket_Handle, PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, $proto);
+ unlink('/tmp/usock');
+ $sun = sockaddr_un('/tmp/usock');
+ connect(Socket_Handle,$sun);
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -22,7 +41,8 @@ This module is just a translation of the C F<socket.h> file.
Unlike the old mechanism of requiring a translated F<socket.ph>
file, this uses the B<h2xs> program (see the Perl source distribution)
and your native C compiler. This means that it has a
-far more likely chance of getting the numbers right.
+far more likely chance of getting the numbers right. This includes
+all of the commonly used pound-defines like AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, etc.
In addition, some structure manipulation functions are available:
@@ -42,7 +62,7 @@ readable four dotted number notation for internet addresses).
=item INADDR_ANY
-Note - does not return a number.
+Note: does not return a number, but a packed string.
Returns the 4-byte wildcard ip address which specifies any
of the hosts ip addresses. (A particular machine can have
@@ -65,21 +85,52 @@ Note - does not return a number.
Returns the 4-byte invalid ip address. Normally equivalent
to inet_aton('255.255.255.255').
-=item pack_sockaddr_in FAMILY, PORT, IP_ADDRESS
+=item sockaddr_in PORT, ADDRESS
+
+=item sockaddr_in SOCKADDR_IN
+
+In an array context, unpacks its SOCKADDR_IN argument and returns an array
+consisting of (PORT, ADDRESS). In a scalar context, packs its (PORT,
+ADDRESS) arguments as a SOCKADDR_IN and returns it. If this is confusing,
+use pack_sockaddr_in() and unpack_sockaddr_in() explicitly.
+
+=item pack_sockaddr_in PORT, IP_ADDRESS
-Takes three arguments, an address family (normally AF_INET),
-a port number, and a 4 byte IP_ADDRESS (as returned by
-inet_aton()). Returns the sockaddr_in structure with those
-arguments packed in. For internet domain sockets, this structure
-is normally what you need for the arguments in bind(), connect(),
-and send(), and is also returned by getpeername(), getsockname()
-and recv().
+Takes two arguments, a port number and a 4 byte IP_ADDRESS (as returned by
+inet_aton()). Returns the sockaddr_in structure with those arguments
+packed in with AF_INET filled in. For internet domain sockets, this
+structure is normally what you need for the arguments in bind(),
+connect(), and send(), and is also returned by getpeername(),
+getsockname() and recv().
=item unpack_sockaddr_in SOCKADDR_IN
-Takes a sockaddr_in structure (as returned by pack_sockaddr_in())
-and returns an array of three elements: the address family,
-the port, and the 4-byte ip-address.
+Takes a sockaddr_in structure (as returned by pack_sockaddr_in()) and
+returns an array of two elements: the port and the 4-byte ip-address.
+Will croak if the structure does not have AF_INET in the right place.
+
+=item sockaddr_un PATHNAME
+
+=item sockaddr_un SOCKADDR_UN
+
+In an array context, unpacks its SOCKADDR_UN argument and returns an array
+consisting of (PATHNAME). In a scalar context, packs its PATHANE
+arguments as a SOCKADDR_UN and returns it. If this is confusing, use
+pack_sockaddr_un() and unpack_sockaddr_un() explicitly.
+
+=item pack_sockaddr_un PATH
+
+Takes one argument, a pathname. Returns the sockaddr_un structure with
+that path packed in with AF_UNIX filled in. For unix domain sockets, this
+structure is normally what you need for the arguments in bind(),
+connect(), and send(), and is also returned by getpeername(),
+getsockname() and recv().
+
+=item unpack_sockaddr_un SOCKADDR_UN
+
+Takes a sockaddr_un structure (as returned by pack_sockaddr_un())
+and returns the pathname. Will croak if the structure does not
+have AF_UNIX in the right place.
=cut
@@ -91,6 +142,8 @@ require DynaLoader;
@ISA = qw(Exporter DynaLoader);
@EXPORT = qw(
inet_aton inet_ntoa pack_sockaddr_in unpack_sockaddr_in
+ pack_sockaddr_un unpack_sockaddr_un
+ sockaddr_in sockaddr_un
INADDR_ANY INADDR_LOOPBACK INADDR_NONE
AF_802
AF_APPLETALK
@@ -171,6 +224,31 @@ require DynaLoader;
SO_USELOOPBACK
);
+sub sockaddr_in {
+ if (@_ == 6 && !wantarray) { # perl5.001m compat; use this && die
+ my($af, $port, @quad) = @_;
+ carp "6-ARG sockaddr_in call is deprecated" if $^W;
+ pack_sockaddr_in($port, inet_aton(join('.', @quad)));
+ } elsif (wantarray) {
+ croak "usage: (port,iaddr) = sockaddr_in(sin_sv)" unless @_ == 1;
+ unpack_sockaddr_in(@_);
+ } else {
+ croak "usage: sin_sv = sockaddr_in(port,iaddr))" unless @_ == 2;
+ pack_sockaddr_in(@_);
+ }
+}
+
+sub sockaddr_un {
+ if (wantarray) {
+ croak "usage: (filename) = sockaddr_un(sun_sv)" unless @_ == 1;
+ unpack_sockaddr_un(@_);
+ } else {
+ croak "usage: sun_sv = sockaddr_un(filename))" unless @_ == 1;
+ pack_sockaddr_in(@_);
+ }
+}
+
+
sub AUTOLOAD {
local($constname);
($constname = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*:://;