Subject: Re: IPv6 on non-i386 platforms? (specifically, alpha)
To: Jeff Rizzo <riz@boogers.sf.ca.us>
From: Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 07/22/1999 11:02:05
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Jeff Rizzo wrote:

> How robust is the newly-integrated IPv6 stuff expected to be on non-i386
> platforms?  I've been playing around with it OK on i386 for a few days
> at work, and now I'm trying to get stuff working on my alpha at home.

On non-i386 ILP32 machines, I think it's fine. But...

> So, are there more LP64 fixes to do?  Can I help?  :)  Any suggestions?

Yes, though I'm not sure what. All of the IPv6 structs seem to have
explicit references to u_long, long, etc.. in them. They need to be
explicit sizes, like u_int32_t, etc..

Take care,

Bill