unable to compile simple httpclient wasm module

[gnanasekar-somanathan]

I am trying to create simple httpclient wasm module to run on wasmtime
When compiling a simple httpclient using wasi-sysroot, I see that
netdb.h is not found and socket apis 'listen' , 'bind' , 'connect' , 'accept' are missing?
Are they supported?

[kubkon]

As far as I can tell, networking is not standardised nor supported just yet. See WebAssembly/WASI#4, bytecodealliance/wasmtime#70, and bytecodealliance/wasmtime#69 for some discussions.

@sunfishcode, could you comment please?

[sunfishcode]

Yes, that's right. There is currently no way to create network connections, so there's no listen, bind, connect, or accept. We'd like to add them, and there is some discussion in the issues @kubkon linked to.

[gnanasekar-somanathan]

Thanks for the details