Unable to build using mingw on Windows

[madebr]

Using #140, with mingw8, conan and Windows 10, the following errors appear:

Errors when compiling using mingw on Windows

C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/StringUtil.h:28:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Scanning dependencies of target embedded
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\StringUtil.cpp:26:
C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks/StringUtil.h:28:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [seasocks\src\main\c\CMakeFiles\seasocks_obj.dir\build.make:306: seasocks/src/main/c/CMakeFiles/seasocks_obj.dir/util/CrackedUri.cpp.obj] Error 1
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [seasocks\src\main\c\CMakeFiles\seasocks_obj.dir\build.make:292: seasocks/src/main/c/CMakeFiles/seasocks_obj.dir/StringUtil.cpp.obj] Error 1
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\StringUtil.cpp:26:
C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks/StringUtil.h:28:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [seasocks\src\main\c\CMakeFiles\seasocks_pic_obj.dir\build.make:292: seasocks/src/main/c/CMakeFiles/seasocks_pic_obj.dir/StringUtil.cpp.obj] Error 1
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\HybiAccept.cpp:31:10: fatal error: arpa/inet.h: No such file or directory
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\HybiAccept.cpp:31:10: fatal error: arpa/inet.h: No such file or directory
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\util\CrackedUri.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/StringUtil.h:28:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [seasocks\src\main\c\CMakeFiles\seasocks_pic_obj.dir\build.make:96: seasocks/src/main/c/CMakeFiles/seasocks_pic_obj.dir/HybiAccept.cpp.obj] Error 1
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [seasocks\src\main\c\CMakeFiles\seasocks_obj.dir\build.make:96: seasocks/src/main/c/CMakeFiles/seasocks_obj.dir/HybiAccept.cpp.obj] Error 1
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [seasocks\src\main\c\CMakeFiles\seasocks_pic_obj.dir\build.make:306: seasocks/src/main/c/CMakeFiles/seasocks_pic_obj.dir/util/CrackedUri.cpp.obj] Error 1
C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\HybiPacketDecoder.cpp:29:10: fatal error: arpa/inet.h: No such file or directory
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks\SynchronousResponse.cpp:28:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/StringUtil.h:28:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\internal/PageRequest.h:29,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\PageRequest.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/util/CrackedUriPageHandler.h:28,
                 from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/util/PathHandler.h:28,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\util\PathHandler.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/WebSocket.h:28,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks/Connection.h:29,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\Server.cpp:29:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks\SynchronousResponse.cpp:28:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/StringUtil.h:28:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/WebSocket.h:28,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks/Connection.h:29,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\Server.cpp:29:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks\StreamingResponse.cpp:28:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/StringUtil.h:28:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\HybiPacketDecoder.cpp:29:10: fatal error: arpa/inet.h: No such file or directory
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks\StreamingResponse.cpp:28:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/StringUtil.h:28:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\internal/PageRequest.h:29,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\PageRequest.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks\Request.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\internal/PageRequest.h:29,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\Connection.cpp:32:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\internal/PageRequest.h:29,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\Connection.cpp:32:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\seasocks\Request.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/util/CrackedUriPageHandler.h:28,
                 from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/util/RootPageHandler.h:29,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\util\RootPageHandler.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/util/CrackedUriPageHandler.h:28,
                 from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/util/PathHandler.h:28,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\util\PathHandler.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/util/CrackedUriPageHandler.h:28,
                 from C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/util/RootPageHandler.h:29,
                 from C:\Users\maarten\source\repos\seasocks\src\main\c\util\RootPageHandler.cpp:26:
C:/Users/maarten/source/repos/seasocks/src/main/c/seasocks/Request.h:30:10: fatal error: netinet/in.h: No such file or directory
 #include <netinet/in.h>
          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[offa]

It seems Mingw doesn't provide netinet/in.h:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1517762/sockets-in-mingw
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4638604/where-does-one-get-the-sys-socket-h-header-source-file

[mattgodbolt]

Closing; we're really only targeting Linux (with some very minor affordances for other UNIX-like OSes). If you get mingw working, we'd accept patches for it, but it's not a goal right now. Thanks.