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Re: connect() not interrupted by sigalrm?
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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