GNU bug report logs - #54245
29.0.50; select usage in GNUstep

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 15:31:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 29.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 54245 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#54245: 29.0.50; select usage in GNUstep
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2022 12:32:18 +0100

>>>>> On Sat, 05 Mar 2022 08:45:03 +0800, Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> said:

    Po> That LGTM, but I only tested on GNUstep.  The same code is also used on
    Po> macOS, so there might be some side effects.

Iʼm on macOS

    Po> Though the NS port is very old and I get the feeling that we keep
    Po> bumping into relics from over two decades ago, and using `select' might
    Po> very well be one of those.

Every platform has a replacement for `select', but theyʼre all
different. The only real issue I see with (p)select is that you canʼt
wait on more than FD_SETSIZE descriptors.

Robert
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