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16 exit 1; 16 exit 1;
17} 17}
18 18
19print <<EOF; 19print <<EOF;
20 20
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23 23
24Welcome to EV configuration. If you are in a hurry, just press return here 24Welcome to EV configuration. If you are in a hurry, just press return here
25and hope for the best. The defaults should usually do. 25and hope for the best. The defaults should usually do.
26 26
27EOF 27EOF
30 $ENV{PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT} = 1; 30 $ENV{PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT} = 1;
31} 31}
32 32
33print <<EOF; 33print <<EOF;
34 34
35
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37 37
38POSIX optionally offers support for a monotonic clock source. EV 38POSIX optionally offers support for a monotonic clock source. EV
39can take advantage of this clock source to detect time jumps 39can take advantage of this clock source to detect time jumps
40reliably. Unfortunately, some systems are bound to be broken, so you can 40reliably. Unfortunately, some systems are bound to be broken, so you can
41disable this here: you can completely disable the detection and use of 41disable this here: you can completely disable the detection and use of
42the monotonic clock by answering 'n' here. Support for this clock type 42the monotonic clock by answering 'n' here. Support for this clock type
43will otherwise be autodetected at both compile- and runtime. 43will otherwise be autodetected at both compile- and runtime.
44 44
45EOF 45EOF
46 46
47if (prompt ("Enable optional support for CLOCK_MONOTONIC (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/) { 47$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_MONOTONIC=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable optional support for CLOCK_MONOTONIC (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/));
48 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_MONOTONIC";
49}
50 48
51print <<EOF; 49print <<EOF;
52 50
53
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55 53
56POSIX optionally offers support for a (potentially) high-resolution 54POSIX optionally offers support for a (potentially) high-resolution
57realtime clock interface. In a good implementation, using it is faster 55realtime clock interface. In a good implementation, using it is faster
58than the normal method of using gettimeofday. Unfortunately, this option 56than the normal method of using gettimeofday. Unfortunately, this option
59is also bound to be broken on some systems, so you can disable use and 57is also bound to be broken on some systems, so you can disable use and
60probing of this feature altogether here. Otherwise support for this clock 58probing of this feature altogether here. Otherwise support for this clock
61type will be autodetected at compiletime. 59type will be autodetected at compiletime.
62 60
63EOF 61EOF
64 62
65if (prompt ("Prefer clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME) over gettimeofday (y/n)?", "y") !~ /[yY]/) { 63$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_REALTIME=" . (0 + (prompt ("Prefer clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME) over gettimeofday (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/));
66 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_REALTIME=0";
67}
68 64
69print <<EOF; 65print <<EOF;
70 66
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73 69
74EV can use various backends with various portability issue. The select 70EV can use various backends with various portability issue. The select
75backend is the most portable and makes for a good fallback, but it can be 71backend is the most portable and makes for a good fallback, but it can be
76limited to a low number of file descriptors and/or might not compile. If 72limited to a low number of file descriptors and/or might not compile. If
77you have problems with compiling ev_select., you might try to play around 73you have problems with compiling ev_select.c, you might try to play around
78with disabling it here, or forcing it to use the fd_set provided by your 74with disabling it here, or forcing it to use the fd_set provided by your
79OS, via the next question. I highly recommend keeping it in. 75OS, via the next question. I highly recommend keeping it in.
80 76
81EOF 77EOF
82 78
83if (prompt ("Enable select backend (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/) { 79if (prompt ("Enable select backend (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/) {
84 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_SELECT"; 80 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_SELECT=1";
85 81
86 print <<EOF; 82 print <<EOF;
87 83
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91The select backend can operate in two modes. One uses the system-provided 87The select backend can operate in two modes. One uses the system-provided
92fd_set and is usually limited to 1024 file descriptors (64 on windows), 88fd_set and is usually limited to 1024 file descriptors (64 on windows),
93the other requires your header files to define NFDBITS and declare a 89the other requires your header files to define NFDBITS and declare a
94suitable fd_mask type. If you run into problems compiling ev_select.c, you 90suitable fd_mask type. If you run into problems compiling ev_select.c, you
97EOF 93EOF
98 94
99 if (prompt ("Force use of system fd_set for select backend (y/n)?", "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 95 if (prompt ("Force use of system fd_set for select backend (y/n)?", "n") =~ /[yY]/) {
100 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET"; 96 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET";
101 } 97 }
98} else {
99 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_SELECT=0";
102} 100}
103 101
104print <<EOF; 102print <<EOF;
105 103
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108 106
109The second very portable backend is poll(2). It does not exist on windows 107The second very portable backend is poll(2). It does not exist on windows
110and various versions of Mac OS X (and on the other versions it simply 108and various versions of Mac OS X (and on the other versions it simply
111doesn't work), but works basically everywhere else. It is recommended to use 109doesn't work), but works basically everywhere else. It is recommended to use
112the default here unless you run into compile problems in ev_poll.c. 110the default here unless you run into compile problems in ev_poll.c.
113 111
114EOF 112EOF
115 113
116if (prompt ("Enable poll backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/poll.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 114$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_POLL=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable poll backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/poll.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
117 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_POLL";
118}
119 115
120print <<EOF; 116print <<EOF;
121 117
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124 119
125EV by default uses select, which makes it hard to write efficient servers, 120
126especially if the number of active conencitons is much lower than the open 121Select and poll make it hard to write efficient servers, especially if the
122number of active connections is much lower than the watched ones. GNU/Linux
127ones. GNU/Linux systems have a more scalable method called "epoll", which 123systems have a more scalable method called "epoll", which EV can use. For
128EV can use. For this to work, both your kernel and glibc have to support 124this to work, both your kernel and glibc have to support epoll, but if you
129epoll, but if you can compile it, the detection will be done at runtime, 125can compile it, the detection will be done at runtime, and EV will safely
130and EV will safely fall back to using select when epoll isn't available. 126fall back to using select when epoll isn't available. If unsure, accept
131If unsure, accept the default. 127the default.
132 128
133EOF 129EOF
134 130
135if (prompt ("Enable epoll backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/epoll.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 131$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_EPOLL=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable epoll backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/epoll.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
136 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_EPOLL";
137}
138 132
139print <<EOF; 133print <<EOF;
140 134
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143 136
137
144Similarly to the epoll backend above, EV can take advantage of kqueue 138Similarly to the epoll backend above, EV can take advantage of kqueue on
145on many BSD systems (it seems to be broken on Mac OS X though, but what 139many BSD systems. Support for kqueue will be detected at runtime, with a
146isn't broken on that shoddy platform... ah yes, the cash gushing by apple, 140safe fallback to other methods when it cannot be used.
147selling defective software works perfectly there). Support for kqueue will
148be detected at runtime, with a safe fallback to other methods when it
149cannot be used.
150 141
151EOF 142Note that kqueue is broken on most operating systems, so it defaults to
143'n' on everything but netbsd. Here is what we know:
152 144
153if (prompt ("Enable kqueue backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/event.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 145NetBSD: working in at least 3.1. Yeah! :)
154 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_KQUEUE"; 146FreeBSD: broken on at least 6.2-STABLE,
155} 147 sockets and pipes *might* work, ptys definitely don't.
148OpenBSD: reports indicate that it likely doesn't work
149 (similar problems as on FreeBSD).
150OS X: completely, utterly broken on at least <= 10.5.
156 151
157print <<EOF; 152EOF
158 153
154my $can_kqueue = $^O =~ /netbsd/i && -e "/usr/include/sys/event.h";
159 155
156$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_KQUEUE=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable kqueue backend (y/n)?", $can_kqueue ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
157
158print <<EOF;
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162Similarly to the kqueue backend above, EV can take advantage of the 163Similarly to the kqueue backend above, EV can take advantage of the
163solaris 10 port interface. Support for port will be detected at runtime, 164solaris 10 port interface. Support for port will be detected at runtime,
164with a safe fallback to other methods when it cannot be used. 165with a safe fallback to other methods when it cannot be used.
165 166
166EOF 167EOF
167 168
168if (prompt ("Enable port backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/port.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 169$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_PORT=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable port backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/port.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
169 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_PORT";
170}
171 170
172print <<EOF; 171print <<EOF;
173 172
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177EV needs the functions pthread_atfork and clock_gettime. On most systems 176EV needs the functions pthread_atfork and clock_gettime. On most systems
178you need some special libraries for this (such as -lrt and -lpthread). You 177you need some special libraries for this (such as -lrt and -lpthread). You
179can specify additional libraries to provide these calls now, or accept the 178can specify additional libraries to provide these calls (and any other
180default. 179required by EV) now, or accept the default.
181 180
182EOF 181EOF
183 182
183$SOLARIS_LIBS = $^O =~ /solaris/ ? " -lsocket -lnsl" : "";
184
184$LIBS = prompt "Extra libraries for pthread_atfork and clock_gettime?", "-lpthread -lrt"; 185$LIBS = prompt "Extra libraries for pthread_atfork and clock_gettime?", "-lpthread -lrt$SOLARIS_LIBS";
185 186
186 187
187print <<EOF; 188print <<EOF;
188 189
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192
193A backend of a different kind is the Linux inotify(7) interface, which can
194be used to speed up (and reduce resource consumption) of stat watchers. If
195you have it, it is usually a good idea to enable it.
196
197EOF
198
199my $can_inotify = -e "/usr/include/sys/inotify.h";
200
201$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_INOTIFY=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable inotify support (y/n)?", $can_inotify ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
202
203print <<EOF;
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191 207
192EOF 208EOF
193 209
194my @anyevent = eval { require AnyEvent; $AnyEvent::VERSION < 2.6 } ? (AnyEvent => 2.6) : (); 210my @anyevent = eval { require AnyEvent; $AnyEvent::VERSION < 2.6 } ? (AnyEvent => 2.6) : ();
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