network-bsd-2.8.1.0: POSIX network database (<netdb.h>) API

# network-bsd-2.8.1.0: POSIX network database (<netdb.h>) API

This package provides Haskell bindings to the the POSIX network database (netdb.h) API.

### Relationship to the `network` package

The `network` package version 2.* series provides Network.BSD but it is removed starting with `network` version 3.0.

This package provides the Network.BSD module split off from the network package.

If in addition to the `network`'s modules also Network.BSD is necessary, add `network-bsd` to your dependencies like so:

    library
        build-depends: network     >= 2.7 && < 3.2
                     , network-bsd >= 2.7 && < 2.9

I.e. you can control the version of the `network` package independently.

NOTE: Starting with `network-bsd-2.8.1.0` the APIs of `network` and `network-bsd` evolve differently, and consequently the versioning doesn't match up anymore! Moreover, also starting with version `network-bsd-2.8.1.0` this package requires `network >= 3` in order to avoid module name clashes with `network < 3`'s Network.BSD module.

However, `network-bsd-2.7.0.0` and `network-bsd-2.8.0.0` passes thru the Network.BSD module from `network-2.7.*` and `network-2.8.*` respectively in a non-clashing way via Cabal's reexported-modules feature while ensuring a well-defined API versioning of the observable API of `network-bsd`. This is why the example above supporting a wide range of `network` versions works by including version 2.7.0.0 in the required version range of `network-bsd`.

Modules

network-bsd-2.8.1.0

- Network
  Submodules
  - Network.BSD