Re: [libmicrohttpd] Remove PlibC from autotools files

[Christian Grothoff]

On 08/10/13 00:24, LRN wrote:
> > Isn't it simple to use local socket instead of pipe? This will work on all 
> > platforms.
> >
> > I don't think than requiring Vista+ is good solution for MHD.
> That is also a good idea - using threads to simultaneously select on
> sockets and a pipe will require a socket for wakeup anyway, so just
> using a socket instead of a pipe in the first place, and forgoing the
> pipe entirely, seems the logical choice.

I had actually been thinking of using that kind of construction for 
handling "HTTP UPGRADE" and SSL, essentially returning a local socket 
(on W32) for the (encrypted) communication with the client.  Here, a 
pipe would not do as the communication after UPGRADE would be bidirectional.

So there's another reason to add code to create a local socket to MHD, 
which means I like this suggestion even better.  If in the end all we 
have to do is

#if WINDOWS
localsocket (bla);
else
pipe (bla);
#endif

or in another location (for UPGRADE)

#if WINDOWS
localsocket (bla);
else
socketpair (args, bla);
#endif

and in return for those "minor" #ifdefs we get to eliminate plibc and 
the select-mess, I think I'll be quite happy.

My 2 cents

Christian