Re: BeOS

[Pavel Roskin <proski gnu org>]

Hi, Steef!

> > Please be assured that I would never release a new version of Midnight
> > Commander with _known_ compile problems on any UNIX or POSIX system (BeOS
> > doesn't count due to select() braindamage).
>
> I know it's a bit off-topic. But what exactly is the matter with
> select() in BeOS?

select() in BeOS only works on sockets.  MC uses select() on file 
descriptors.

It should be possible to "emulate" select() by using asynchronous I/O, but
it's very ugly.  I don't know if that's what BeOS designers want programs
to do or it's a pure limitation with no "secret message".  I never
bothered to ask.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin