brailcom/speechd

Listen on both IPv6 and IPv4 when communication-method is inet_socket.

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#450 opened on Dec 19, 2020

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Description

If communication-method is inet_socket, and IPv6 connectivity is preferred between the client and server, programs like spd-say are failing to connect because speech-dispatcher is only listening on IPv4. It's easy to work around locally: just give a hardcoded IPv4 address. But I shouldn't have to in 2020. I am happy to send patches.

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Research direction
Examine the server's socket creation code to understand how it currently binds to IPv4 only. Look for ways to enable dual stack sockets (IPv4+IPv6) using setsockopt with IPV6 V6ONLY set to 0, or by creating separate sockets for IPv4 and IPv6.
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c
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backend
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2
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1-3 hours
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Clear
Prerequisites
CSocket ProgrammingIPv6
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50