Re: [pbmserv-dev] Is it possible to compile the game modules under Windows?

[Martin Moller Pedersen <tusk@daimi.au.dk>]

-> Well, I guess the subject line pretty much says it all. :)
-> 
-> I think I've read somewhere that the functions getpid() and unlink(), and
-> possibly also sleep(), are so-called "unix-isms", and as such Windows will
-> always choke on them. Is this correct? Is there any way I can get around
-> this, other than switching to Linux?
-> 

It might be the case that getpid and unlink and sleep doesn't exist on
your windows compiler. 
You can probably find similiars functions in your compiler.
I think the cygwin package inclues a gcc-compiler enviroment for windows
and then you should be able to kind-of-emulate a linux on a window platform.
Or you can download the compiler djgpp.

But to make a true clone of the pbmserv for testing, I really think you need
some kind of unix machine, which can handle emails etc. the same way as
Richard's machine. 

Anyway, here are some hints about the functions:

pid_t getpid(void):
DESCRIPTION
       getpid  returns  the  process  ID  of the current process.
       (This is often used by routines that generate unique  tem-
       porary file names.)


int unlink(const char *pathname):
DESCRIPTION
       unlink  deletes  a  name from the filesystem. If that name
       was the last link to a file and no processes have the file
       open  the  file  is  deleted and the space it was using is
       made available for reuse.

       If the name was the last link to a file but any  processes
       still have the file open the file will remain in existence
       until the last file descriptor referring to it is  closed.

       If  the  name  referred  to  a  symbolic  link the link is
       removed.

       If the name referred to a socket, fifo or device the  name
       for it is removed but processes which have the object open
       may continue to use it.

RETURN VALUE
       On success, zero is returned.  On error, -1  is  returned,
       and errno is set appropriately.


/Martin M. Pedersen 
"chaz"