Cannot build ws2_32.lib

[Regan Heath]

On Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:59:32 +0100, Andre Tampubolon <andre at lc.vlsm.org>  
wrote:

> I found this code from this page:
> http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:D
>
> import std.stdio, std.socket;
>
> void main(){
>      writefln("%s", Socket.hostName());
> }
>
> When I tried to build it (I'm on Windows, anyway), I got this:
> C:\Users\CSL-NB-064\Codes\D>dmd hostname.d
> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 8.00.5
> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989-2009  All rights reserved.
> http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/optlink.html
> ws2_32.lib
>   Warning 2: File Not Found ws2_32.lib
> C:\dmd\lib\phobos.lib(socket)
>   Error 42: Symbol Undefined _WSAIoctl at 36
> --- errorlevel 1

Works for me :P

Have you downloaded and extracted a normal dmd 2.0 installation/zip?

If so, you should have:

   <some path>\dmd2\windows\lib\ws2_32.lib

and your

   <some path>\dmd2\windows\bin\sc.ini

should have something like:

   LIB="%@P%\..\lib";\dm\lib

which will point dmd at that ws2_32.lib file.

If you have those libs, and sc.ini, then perhaps all you're missing is the  
correct PATH setting, I have
   <some path>\dmd2\windows\bin

in my PATH.

If that doesn't help, or you already have it, I'd start by getting a  
normal installation/zip and see if it works, if so then replace the files  
you're (re-)building and try again - it should also work.

R

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