diff --git a/bindings/libc.scm b/bindings/libc.scm
index 27439f8..18d3103 100644
--- a/bindings/libc.scm
+++ b/bindings/libc.scm
@@ -1,2 +1,33 @@
 (load-shared-object "libc.so.6")
 
+(define (domain-flag->int flag)
+  (case flag
+    ((AF_INET) 2)
+))
+
+(define (type-flag->int flag)
+  (case flag
+    ((SOCK_DGRAM) 2)
+    ((SOCK_DCCP) 6)
+))
+
+(define (protocol-flag->int flag)
+  (case flag
+    ((IPPROTO_NONE) 0)
+    ((IPPROTO_DCCP) 33)
+))
+
+(define (perror str)
+  ((foreign-procedure
+     "perror"
+     (string)
+     void) str))
+
+(define (socket domain type protocol)
+  ((foreign-procedure
+    "socket"
+    (int int int)
+    int)
+     (domain-flag->int domain)
+     (type-flag->int type) 
+     (protocol-flag->int protocol)))