Re: [xml] Patches for FTP/HTTP (Win32/MSCC build)

[Peter Jacobi <pj walter-graphtek com>]

Hi Igor, All,

> defined (INCLUDE_WINSOCK). The problem is that code which needs sockets
> almost never defines this macro and thus ends up without socket
> declarations. I don't know why this macro was invented - that was before
> my time - but, there must have been a reason. 

I take the blame for having invented this. 

I just wanted to make sure, that not every source is required to
pull in all the WIN32 headers, to minimize chances that the enthusiastic
pollution of the global namespace by WIN32 will break anything.

Regards,
Peter Jacobi