Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 11:44:15 +0100 From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> To: oremanj@www.get-linux.org Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kqueue alternative? Message-ID: <E19RrTD-0006yV-00@chiark.greenend.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20030615172902.GB4882@webserver.get-linux.org> References: <1079.10.0.81.10.1055692530.squirrel@www.mundomateo.com> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1030615125423.98988D-100000@fledge.watson.org> <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1030615125423.98988D-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org> wrote: >On Sun, 15 Jun 2003, Matthew Hagerty wrote: >> >> I'm writing a little application that needs to watch a file that another >> process is writing to, think 'tail -F'. > >I would say, use select(2). >Is there a reason this wouldn't work? Select doesn't work with files. Tony. -- f.a.n.finch <dot@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ ST DAVIDS HEAD TO COLWYN BAY, INCLUDING ST GEORGES CHANNEL: VARIABLE 2 OR 3 BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2 OR 3, LOCALLY 3 OR 4. FAIR WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SOME COASTAL MIST PATCHES. GOOD LOCALLY MODERATE OR POOR. SLIGHT.
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