From: Pascal.Obry@der.edfgdf.fr (Pascal OBRY) Subject: RE: how to do a timeout in getchar 12 Mar 1998 23:21:00 -0800 Message-ID: <0720D35079891006*/c=fr/admd=atlas/prmd=edfgdf/o=der/ou=der-ccmail/s=Obry/g=Pascal/.cygnus.gnu-win32@MHS> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To: "mread@ozemail.com.au" (Return requested) (Receipt notification requested), "root@jacob.remcomp.fr" (Return requested) (Receipt notification requested) Cc: "gnu-win32@cygnus.com" (Return requested) > -----Message d'origine----- > De: mread@ozemail.com.au > Date: mercredi 11 mars 1998 14:19 > À: root@jacob.remcomp.fr > Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.com > Objet: Re: how to do a timeout in getchar > > Hi Jacob. > > I've been looking for a way to set a flag if a key *isn't* present in the > keybrd buffer, or set a flag *immediately* a SIGINT (eg. ctrl-c) occurs. > However, I can't find a solution to either of these requirements. > > getchar(): Will suspend my loop until a character is received in the kbd > buffer. I want my loop to continue executing if *nothing* is in the kbd > buffer! > > _kbhit is ideal for this, but I can't see gnu-win32 supporting this. I > searched my entire gnu dir tree, which covers *all* the include directories, > and nothing found - no prototype. > I have kbhit defined in libcygwin.a ! Pascal. --|------------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal Obry Team-Ada Member | --| | --| EDF-DER-IPN-SID- G A L A X I E | --| Intranet: http://cln49ae | --| Bureau N-023 e-mail: pascal.obry@der.edfgdf.fr | --| 1 Av Général de Gaulle voice : +33-1-47.65.50.91 | --| 92141 Clamart CEDEX fax : +33-1-47.65.50.07 | --| FRANCE | --|------------------------------------------------------------ --| --| http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pascal_obry --| --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination" - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".