Why is connect() missing from inet_udp.erl?

[Bjorn Gustavsson]

If I remember correctly, we removed support for connected sockets
because it didn't work on some of our other platforms
(Windows and/or VxWorks).

/Bjorn

Scott Lystig Fritchie <scott@REDACTED> writes:

> 
> The inet_drv.c code in the source distribution for R6B
> (${SRC_DISTRO_TOP}/erts/emulator/drivers/common/inet_drv.c) contains
> the comment:
> 
>     case UDP_REQ_CONNECT: 
>         /* XXX this code is not used but leave it we may use it AGAIN ? */
> 
> I'm just guessing, but since the driver supports connected UDP
> sockets, and since the comment says what it does, did inet_udp once
> support connected UDP sockets?  If so, why doesn't it now?

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