well yes the code did compile ihave included sys/socket.h i m npw fighting with other problems -SIGTERM amit Philippe Veillette (LMC) wrote: >hi > >have you try to include >#include <linux/socket.h> >before netlink.h > >I should compile.... > > >-----Original Message----- >From: amit Limaye [mailto:amit.limaye@patni.com] >Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 2:28 AM >To: linux-net@vger.kernel.org >Subject: rtnetlink > > >how do i get the IPv6 address of an interface on RH6.2 system using >rtnetlink > >the system has experimental IPv6 support > >i Have tried various programming lists but nobody seems to know it properly > >can somebody gimme some pointers as to what might be the problem >the program i wrote doesn't even compile > > >i stripped off everything and just kept the includes and still it does >not compile > > > >#include<asm/types.h> >#include<linux/netlink.h> >#include<linux/rtnetlink.h> > > >int main() >{ > return 0; >} > >it still gives me an error in the netlink.h header file on line 17 >saying ; missing >doesnt seem tounderstand sa_family_t > > > >regards >amit > -- As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport. -- Shakespeare, "King Lear" - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html