Re^2: Perl and IPv6 on Windows

Thank you for the insights.

Ultimately, I do need to cover Windows and *NIX so it makes a huge amount of sense to develop using the new getaddrinfo() in Perl Core.

I'm not that interested in messing around with Socket6 or Socket::GetAddrInfo and trying to build them on Windoze.

Unfortunately, the *NIX boxes I currently have access to are not yet IPv6 ready so I tried to start work using a Win 7 machine that is. But at this point, I'm inclined to try and build a Linux box with IPv6 and proceed using that as my development platform. Hopefully ActivePerl and/or Strawberry Perl on Windows will catch up in the fullness of time.

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Re^3: Perl and IPv6 on Windows by re-becca (Initiate) on Jul 06, 2012 at 05:27 UTC
You may want to take a look at AnyEvent::Socket. It's not quite the same, as it includes it's own DNS layer, bypassing system libraries.	[reply]
Re^3: Perl and IPv6 on Windows by Anonymous Monk on Jul 06, 2012 at 03:02 UTC
Well, I threw Ubuntu on an old laptop, added IPv6, and have Perl talking to a IPv6-only server. This will allow me to proceed with development using a sound platform. I do hope ActiveState can fix ActivePerl on Windows before too long.	[reply]