X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 22:12:42 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: rsync over ssh hang issue understood Message-ID: <20060702021242.GA21318@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <44A348D1 DOT 6070908 AT netbauds DOT net> <44A507F8 DOT 4030409 AT netbauds DOT net> <44A53F4B DOT 4070503 AT netbauds DOT net> <20060701021306 DOT GB25372 AT trixie DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> <44A682A4 DOT 2000005 AT netbauds DOT net> <20060701150524 DOT GA13489 AT trixie DOT casa DOT cgf DOT cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060701150524.GA13489@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Sat, Jul 01, 2006 at 11:05:24AM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote: >You are misunderstanding me. There is code in cygwin which is designed >to work around the problem of select() not working correctly when it is >used to test the write side of pipes. It is currently turned off >because it wasn't working perfectly but the person responsible for >fixing it seemed to be confident that the problem could be fixed. >Before we throw out that code, I want to know that it can't be made to >work since it involved a substantial change to pipe handling. Since I'm not getting any nibbles when I talk about "the person responsible" here, I guess he must be long gone by now. So, his pipe code, which seemed to be based on correct concepts, is basically up for grabs for some enterprising soul to either take it the rest of the way or prove that it can't be made to work. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/