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@@ -121,12 +121,13 @@ PREPROCESSOR SYMBOLS
EV_SELECT_IS_WINSOCKET
- When defined to 1, the select backend will assume that select
- doesn't understand file descriptors but wants osf handles on
- win32 (this is the case when the select to be used is the winsock
- select). This means that it will call _get_osfhandle on the fd to
- convert it to an OS handle. Should not be defined on non-win32
- platforms.
+ When defined to 1, the select backend will assume that
+ select/socket/connect etc. don't understand file descriptors but
+ wants osf handles on win32 (this is the case when the select to
+ be used is the winsock select). This means that it will call
+ _get_osfhandle on the fd to convert it to an OS handle. Otherwise,
+ it is assumed that all these functions actually work on fds, even
+ on win32. Should not be defined on non-win32 platforms.
EV_USE_POLL