Re: Threads, sockets and windows

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann boerde de>]

Hello!

> > Under Window you can use select(). For myself I've written for Win32 a
> > poll() function that internally use select() (so the code remains clean
> > and portable).
> (Whoops. I should have pressed reply to all. Sorry for the
> inconvenience, Frank.)

No problem.

> The Windows select() function only works for sockets. One cannot give it
> a regular file descriptor (like a pipe). Note that sockets are no file
> descriptors on windows.

Yes, right. I overseen the pipe.


Regards,
Frank