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Re: Select function call


Ron Forrester wrote:
> 
> Someone else may confirm/deny this, but I believe select() is currently
> broken when used on different types of handles (i.e. combination of
> network and stdin for instance).

You cannot currently select on both handles and sockets.

Prior to beta 17, we reimplemented select from the ground up and it is now
better written and much more stable (we think) but this case isn't handled
yet...

-- 
Geoffrey Noer
noer@cygnus.com

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