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Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 18:06:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Jesus Daniel Valencia Sanchez <valencia@cicese.mx>
To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
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On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:

> On 2003-03-27 10:05, Jesus Daniel Valencia Sanchez <valencia@cicese.mx> wrote:
> > On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> > > Make sure you include <sys/types.h> before <sys/socket.h>.
> >
> > Hello
> > thank you very much... that was it.
> >
> > i wonder why didn't they #include <sys/types.h> inside sockets.h if it was
> > needed.
> 
> Intentionally.  To avoid namespace pollution that this would cause, by
> bringing in all the data types that sys/types.h and any header that
> sys/type.h would suddenly want to ``automagically'' include.
> 
> 

But if anyways it will be needed, the only difference will be that one 
will include two files instead of one always.

Thank you.

Daniel Valencia

ps.  - have fun :D