[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] RTP support under Windows

[Sascha Sommer]

> > Hello folks,
> >
> > this is a patch which fixes the "Failed to connect to server" bug while
> > using the non-LIVE.COM RTP implementation in Windows. All the important
> > changes are within #ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK2 ... #endif, thus won't
> > change/break anything on Linux or other platforms. So they can be
> > accepted without fears.
> >
> > There are actually two patches attached, the first one fixes just one
> > case of the problem (when using an IP address in the URL, not a symbolic
> > name), but is much shorter and gives a good image of the actual change.
> >
> > The problem was caused by using the given multicast address as sin_addr
> > for calling bind(). This is OK on Linux, but creates "Address not valid"
> > error on Windows. INADDR_ANY should be used instead.
> >
> > Both patches are against current CVS.
> >
>
> Can someone with network knowledge please comment if it would not
> be better to always use his solution?
>

If noone answers I will apply it at the end of next week.

Sascha