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Clarify the implicit bind behavior observed on Windows. #868

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Expand Up @@ -276,6 +276,12 @@ interface types {
/// In either case, the stream returned by this `listen` method remains
/// operational.
///
/// WASI requires `listen` to perform an implicit bind if the socket
/// has not already been bound. Not all platforms (notably Windows)
/// exhibit this behavior out of the box. On platforms that require it,
/// the WASI implementation can emulate this behavior by performing
/// the bind itself if the guest hasn't already done so.
///
/// # References
/// - <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/listen.html>
/// - <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/accept.html>
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