RE: [perl.git] branch blead, updated. v5.13.7-114-gabf9167

On Sun, 28 Nov 2010, Dave Mitchell wrote:
> The only select that eintr.t is doing is a C<select FILEHANDLE>, i.e.
> to change the default file handle. So that's probably a red herring,
> and any hang is likely due to some different reason.

The reason the test hangs on Windows is that the alarm() emulation
will not interrupt a blocking system call; it can only trigger during
PERL_ASYNC_CHECK.

Cheers,
-Jan

• Re: [perl.git] branch blead, updated. v5.13.7-114-gabf9167 by Dave Mitchell
• RE: [perl.git] branch blead, updated. v5.13.7-114-gabf9167 by Jan Dubois
• Re: [perl.git] branch blead, updated. v5.13.7-114-gabf9167 by Craig A. Berry
• Re: [perl.git] branch blead, updated. v5.13.7-114-gabf9167 by Dave Mitchell
• [ID 20010103.005] OK: perl v5.7.0 +DEVEL8268 on sun4-solaris 2.9(UNINSTALLED) by Alan.Burlison