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digitalmars.D - Winsock Multicast setOption error

reply "Evan Davis" <cptroot gmail.com> writes:
Hello,

I've been working on using std.socket to do multicast programming 
with d. So far I have converted c code into d code to obtain the 
following, but I am still getting errors.

The code is as follows (windows only):

   InternetAddress localAddress = new InternetAddress(port);
   InternetAddress multicastGroupAddr = new 
InternetAddress(multicastGroupIP, port);
   ip_mreq addRequest;

   sockaddr_in local_sockaddr_in = 
cast(sockaddr_in)(*localAddress.name);
   sockaddr_in multi_sockaddr_in = 
cast(sockaddr_in)(*multicastGroupAddr.name);

   addRequest.imr_multiaddr = multi_sockaddr_in.sin_addr;
   addRequest.imr_interface = local_sockaddr_in.sin_addr;

   auto optionValue = (cast(char*)&addRequest)[0.. ip_mreq.sizeof];
   socket.setOption(SocketOptionLevel.IP, 
cast(SocketOption)IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, optionValue);

Note that I had to import IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, and import 
sockaddr_in. This code gives me the error "Unable to set socket 
option: An unknown, invalid, or unsupported option or level was 
specified in a getsockopt or setsockopt call."

If I first bind the UdpSocket that is passed in, I instead get 
the error "Unable to bind socket: The requested address is not 
valid in its context."

I see suggestions to link to wsock32.lib in c++ forums rather 
than ws2_32.lib, but socket.d seems to link both? Any help 
diagnosing is appreciated.

-Evan Davis
Feb 03 2014
parent reply "Vladimir Panteleev" <vladimir thecybershadow.net> writes:
On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 01:47:11 UTC, Evan Davis wrote:

 I see suggestions to link to wsock32.lib in c++ forums rather 
 than ws2_32.lib, but socket.d seems to link both? Any help 
 diagnosing is appreciated.


You need to use the definition of IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP from the 
WinSock2 header files (=12, not =5).

The problem is explained here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257460
Feb 04 2014
parent "Evan Davis" <cptroot gmail.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 4 February 2014 at 09:02:35 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev 
wrote:

 You need to use the definition of IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP from the 
 WinSock2 header files (=12, not =5).

 The problem is explained here:
 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257460


Thanks very much for a solution. Worked great.

-Evan Davis
Feb 04 2014