patch 8.2.0557: no IPv6 support for channelsv8.2.0557

Problem:    No IPv6 support for channels.
Solution:   Add IPv6 support. (Ozaki Kiichi, closes #5893)

1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/testdir/check.vim b/src/testdir/check.vim
index 34bf5b319d..efb273b005 100644
--- a/src/testdir/check.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/check.vim
@@ -142,4 +142,37 @@ func CheckEnglish()
   endif
 endfunc
 
+" Command to check that loopback device has IPv6 address
+command CheckIPv6 call CheckIPv6()
+func CheckIPv6()
+  if !has('ipv6')
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot use IPv6 networking'
+  endif
+  if !exists('s:ipv6_loopback')
+    let s:ipv6_loopback = s:CheckIPv6Loopback()
+  endif
+  if !s:ipv6_loopback
+    throw 'Skipped: no IPv6 address for loopback device'
+  endif
+endfunc
+
+func s:CheckIPv6Loopback()
+  if has('win32')
+    return system('netsh interface ipv6 show interface') =~? '\<Loopback\>'
+  elseif filereadable('/proc/net/if_inet6')
+    return (match(readfile('/proc/net/if_inet6'), '\slo$') >= 0)
+  elseif executable('ifconfig')
+    for dev in ['lo0', 'lo', 'loop']
+      " NOTE: On SunOS, need specify address family 'inet6' to get IPv6 info.
+      if system('ifconfig ' .. dev .. ' inet6 2>/dev/null') =~? '\<inet6\>'
+            \ || system('ifconfig ' .. dev .. ' 2>/dev/null') =~? '\<inet6\>'
+        return v:true
+      endif
+    endfor
+  else
+    " TODO: How to check it in other platforms?
+  endif
+  return v:false
+endfunc
+
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