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Postings from July 2001
Benjamin Stuhl <tiriath@yahoo.com> writes: >--- "David M. Lloyd" <dmlloyd@tds.net> wrote: >> I have written an XS interface into a library that >> performs I/O and then >> can asynchronously call a C function upon completion. Is >> there a SAFE way >> I can reflect an asynchronous callback into Perl? > >AFAIK, only if the perl is built to expect such. In >5.8.0-to-be there is the PERL_ASYNC_CHECK which is used for >safe signals. You would have to hack around a bit in the >core to interface that to your XS, and even then it would >only work with a perl built for it. > >Maybe 5.8.0 should make PL_signal_pending or whatever it's >called public and provide a way for modules to register a >event-checking callback? A very good idea. But I don't know when _I_ will have a chance to look at it. (Starting a new job, buying house near there, selling old house 3 hours drive away...) > >-- BKS > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ -- Nick Ing-Simmons http://www.ni-s.u-net.com/Thread Previous | Thread Next