Although looking at the fairly scary apr code, it rather looks like the function has different semantics between wnidows and UNIX - windows supporting blocking IO with a timeout, but the UNIX case kind of looks like blocking implies no timeout.
hmm... - richard -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grevis, Richard: IT (LDN) Sent: 05 April 2006 12:47 To: ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Ganglia-developers] XML stream from gmond made block Matt et al, I looked at your patch to make the gmond XML transfers blocking with a timeout. What I didn't understand was why you could not simply use the apr_socket_timeout_set() function that comes with apr. Am I missing something? kind regards, Richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For more information about Barclays Capital, please visit our web site at http://www.barcap.com. Internet communications are not secure and therefore the Barclays Group does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Although the Barclays Group operates anti-virus programmes, it does not accept responsibility for any damage whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Barclays Group. Replies to this email may be monitored by the Barclays Group for operational or business reasons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=k&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Ganglia-developers mailing list Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers