[REBOL] Wait Port Re:(3)
From: holger:rebol at: 8-Oct-2000 6:01
On Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 11:00:25AM +0800, [deryk--iitowns--com] wrote:
> [holger--rebol--com] wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 05:29:47PM -0500, [ptretter--charter--net] wrote:
> > > Does anyone know what the default time is that the wait commands polls the
> > > port for data. Im not talking about the timeout but the time it check the
> > > port to see if data is coming. How fast is that and can it be changed.
> >
> > Wait does not poll at all. It blocks until any of the ports you specify
> > have data. This is done by calling an operating system function, not by
> > busy-looping in a poll loop.
>
> There is no timeout on the select()? If not, for those rolling their own
> protocols, should there be the option at the higher Rebol level? :)
You can specify a timeout in the wait block.
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Holger Kruse
[holger--rebol--com]
