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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:46:42 +0100
From: Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: connect() not interrupted by sigalrm?
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On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 12:18:04PM -0500, Eric Mandel wrote:
> Cf. Stevens "Unix Network Programming", section 15.3:
> 
>     "There are many portability problems with nonblocking connnects
>     that we mention in the examples that follow."
> 
> and, after a lengthy discussion of portability issues:
> 
>      "Unfortunately, nonblocking connects are one of the most nonportable
>      areas of network programming."

Cygwin is trying to be POSIX conformant in the first place and Linux
in the second.  However, thanks for the pointer to Stevens.  I have
this book as well but I didn't read the connect stuff intently.  There's
an interesting sub chapter "Interrupted connect" which could help
implementing... well... interrupted connects.

Corinna

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