Socket error in linux but not in Windows
lazarus / 38-Networking and Web Programming

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ironphil · 2023-09-24 13:14

Hi, I am making a simple webserver with weblaz and it works ok in
Windows but in linux the program stops right away. If I execute it
from the command line I get the following message:
QuoteException at 0000000000499478: ESocketError:
Binding of socket failed: 8080.I am not used to socket programming and
errors. What does that mean and how can I fix it?

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paweld · 2023-09-24 13:21

It looks like some other service is already listening on port 8080.
Change the port in your application or stop the service that is
already listening on this port.

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ironphil · 2023-09-24 13:56

Thanks, there was indeed a problem with the port. Then I could get one
step further and there was also a problem with the threads. Apparently
in linux I need to use cthreads. It works now, thanks.