> From: Boris Schäling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Hugo Duncan > > [...] > > * a multiplexing library should cope with: > > files, > > How should files be supported by a multiplexing library? In Unix/Linux > file > access never blocks? The man page of select() says: "File descriptors > associated with regular files always select true for ready to read, ready > to > write, and error conditions."
Note man says "regular files" - there are lots of interesting special files that don't always report ready - I/O devices, pipes etc. Also, I think it would be a bad idea to assume that select is the be all and end all of how the socket/file/whatever ready to handler dispatching can be implemented. It ought to be possible to replace a select based dispatcher with one based on async I/O or some other exotic scheme. Regards Darryl _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
