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Subject: Re: Causing <netinet/in.h> to depend on <sys/socket.h> 
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> Er, I think I take back my own objection.  IEEE Std 1003.1-200x says

> SYNOPSIS
>               #include <netinet/in.h>
> ...
>               Inclusion of the <netinet/in.h> header may also make
>               visible all symbols from <inttypes.h> and <sys/socket.h>.

I haven't seen that version of the networking stuff yet.  However, if
you are solving the problem I think you are, types like sa_family_t,
I can tell you what we do in BSD/OS: we created a <sys/sockettypes.h>,
and include it from both <sys/socket.h> and <netinet/in.h>.

Hope this helps,

		Mike

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