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diff --git a/otherlibs/unix/addrofstr.c b/otherlibs/unix/addrofstr.c
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+#include <mlvalues.h>
+#include <fail.h>
+#include "unix.h"
+
+#ifdef HAS_SOCKETS
+
+#include "socketaddr.h"
+
+extern unsigned long inet_addr();
+
+value unix_inet_addr_of_string(s) /* ML */
+     value s;
+{
+  unsigned long address;
+  address = inet_addr(String_val(s));
+  if (address == (unsigned long) -1) failwith("inet_addr_of_string");
+  return alloc_inet_addr(address);
+}
+
+#else
+
+value unix_inet_addr_of_string()
+{ invalid_argument("inet_addr_of_string not implemented"); }
+  
+#endif