"Anton Ertl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Robert Epprecht wrote:

>> I open /dev/midi with OPEN-FILE and can send and get MIDI input with
>> WRITE-FILE and READ-FILE.
>> 
>> Now I need a word to ckeck for midi input without blocking the program
>> flow (READ-FILE waits until the MIDI message arrives).

> You could also try to use
>
> key?-file     ( wfileid -- n )                gforth  key_q_file
>
> and
>
> key-file      ( wfileid -- n )                gforth  paren_key_file
>
> to do it character-by-character

Thanks a lot.

key?-file ( wfileid -- flag ) was the word I'm looking for (cvs gforth version)
No need for O_NONBLOCK, I just use OPEN-FILE.

BTW: The cvs gforth version compiles fine now on Debin/Sarge (as long as I do
     *not* use --enable-force-reg).

Robert Epprecht

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