/* date.
x - Specification of remote date and time service
bindate() which returns the binary time and date (no args).
This file is the input to rpcgen */
program DATEPROG { /* remote program name (not used)*/
version DATEVERS { /* declaration of program version
number*/
long BINDATE(void) = 1; /* procedure number = 1 */
} = 1; /* definition of program version =
1*/
} = 0x3012225; /* remote program number (must be
unique)*/
/**********************************************************
******/
/* rdate.c - client program for remote date service */
#include stdio.h
#include rpc/rpc.h
#include stdlib.h
#include "date.h"
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
CLIENT *cl;
char *server;
long *lres;
if (argc != 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s hostname\n", argv[0]);
exit(1);
}
server = argv[1];
/* create client handle */
if ((cl = clnt_create(server, DATEPROG, DATEVERS, "udp"))
== NULL) {
/* couldn't establish connection with server */
printf("can't establish connection with host %s\n",
server);
exit(2);
}
/* first call the remote procedure bindate() */
if (( lres = bindate_1(NULL, cl)) == NULL){
printf(" remote procedure bindate() failure\n");
exit(3);
}
printf("time on host %s = %ld\n", server, *lres);
clnt_destroy(cl); /* done with handle */
return 0;
}
/**********************************************************
***********/
#include stdio.h
#include stdlib.h
#include rpc/rpc.h
#include "date.h"
/* return the binary date and time */
/* In Linux: long * bindate_1_svc(void* arg1, struct svc_req *arg2) {
*/
/* In Dec Unix: long * bindate_1() {
*/
long * bindate_1() {
static long timeval; /* must be static */
timeval = time((long *) 0);
return (&timeval);
}
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Commands:
rpcgen date.x
gcc -c date_clnt.c
gcc -c date_svc.c
gcc -c dateproc.c
gcc -c rdate.c
gcc -o client date_clnt.o rdate.o
gcc -o server date_svc.o dateproc.o
