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16 exit 1; 16 exit 1;
17} 17}
18 18
19print <<EOF; 19print <<EOF;
20 20
21
22*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
22
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 $ENV{PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT} = 1;
31} 31}
32 32
33print <<EOF; 33print <<EOF;
34 34
35
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36
37 37
38POSIX optionally offers support for a monotonic clock source. EV 38POSIX optionally offers support for a monotonic clock source. EV
39can take advantage of this clock source to detect time jumps 39can take advantage of this clock source to detect time jumps
40reliably. Unfortunately, some systems are bound to be broken, so you can 40reliably. Unfortunately, some systems are bound to be broken, so you can
41disable this here: you can completely disable the detection and use of 41disable this here: you can completely disable the detection and use of
42the monotonic clock by answering 'n' here. Support for this clock type 42the monotonic clock by answering 'n' here. Support for this clock type
43will otherwise be autodetected at both compile- and runtime. 43will otherwise be autodetected at both compile- and runtime. (this setting
44currently affects the use of nanosleep over select as well).
44 45
45EOF 46EOF
46 47
47if (prompt ("Enable optional support for CLOCK_MONOTONIC (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/) { 48$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_MONOTONIC=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable optional support for CLOCK_MONOTONIC (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/));
48 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_MONOTONIC";
49}
50 49
51print <<EOF; 50print <<EOF;
52 51
53
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55 54
56POSIX optionally offers support for a (potentially) high-resolution 55POSIX optionally offers support for a (potentially) high-resolution
57realtime clock interface. In a good implementation, using it is faster 56realtime clock interface. In a good implementation, using it is faster
58than the normal method of using gettimeofday. Unfortunately, this option 57than the normal method of using gettimeofday. Unfortunately, this option
59is also bound to be broken on some systems, so you can disable use and 58is also bound to be broken on some systems, so you can disable use and
60probing of this feature altogether here. Otherwise support for this clock 59probing of this feature altogether here. Otherwise support for this clock
61type will be autodetected at compiletime. 60type will be autodetected at compiletime.
62 61
63EOF 62EOF
64 63
65if (prompt ("Prefer clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME) over gettimeofday (y/n)?", "y") !~ /[yY]/) { 64$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_REALTIME=" . (0 + (prompt ("Prefer clock_gettime (CLOCK_REALTIME) over gettimeofday (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/));
66 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_REALTIME=0";
67}
68 65
69print <<EOF; 66print <<EOF;
70 67
71
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69
70
71Another useful bit of functionality is the Linux eventfd, which is useful
72for faster signal handling (don't care) and intra-thread communications
73(mostly useful for embedding). Kernel support for this will be probed at
74runtime, but your libc must contain the necessary wrapper. Glibc 2.7 and
75later should have this wrapper.
76
77EOF
78
79$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_EVENTFD=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable linux eventfd support (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/eventfd.h") || $ENV{EV_EVENTFD} ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
80
81print <<EOF;
82
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84
73 85
74EV can use various backends with various portability issue. The select 86EV 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 87backend 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 88limited 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 89you 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 90with 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. 91OS, via the next question. I highly recommend keeping it in.
80 92
81EOF 93EOF
82 94
83if (prompt ("Enable select backend (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/) { 95if (prompt ("Enable select backend (y/n)?", "y") =~ /[yY]/) {
84 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_SELECT"; 96 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_SELECT=1";
85 97
86 print <<EOF; 98 print <<EOF;
87 99
88
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90 102
91The select backend can operate in two modes. One uses the system-provided 103The 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), 104fd_set and is usually limited to 1024 file descriptors (64 on windows),
93the other requires your header files to define NFDBITS and declare a 105the 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 106suitable fd_mask type. If you run into problems compiling ev_select.c, you
97EOF 109EOF
98 110
99 if (prompt ("Force use of system fd_set for select backend (y/n)?", "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 111 if (prompt ("Force use of system fd_set for select backend (y/n)?", "n") =~ /[yY]/) {
100 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET"; 112 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET";
101 } 113 }
114} else {
115 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_SELECT=0";
102} 116}
103 117
104print <<EOF; 118print <<EOF;
105 119
106
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121
108 122
109The second very portable backend is poll(2). It does not exist on windows 123The second very portable backend is poll(2). It does not exist on windows
110and various versions of Mac OS X (and on the other versions it simply 124and various versions of Mac OS X (and on the other versions it simply
111doesn't work), but works basically everywhere else. It is recommended to use 125doesn't work), but works basically everywhere else. It is recommended to use
112the default here unless you run into compile problems in ev_poll.c. 126the default here unless you run into compile problems in ev_poll.c.
113 127
114EOF 128EOF
115 129
116if (prompt ("Enable poll backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/poll.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 130$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_POLL=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable poll backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/poll.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
117 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_POLL";
118}
119 131
120print <<EOF; 132print <<EOF;
121 133
122
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124 135
125EV by default uses select, which makes it hard to write efficient servers, 136
126especially if the number of active conencitons is much lower than the open 137Select and poll make it hard to write efficient servers, especially if the
138number of active connections is much lower than the watched ones. GNU/Linux
127ones. GNU/Linux systems have a more scalable method called "epoll", which 139systems have a more scalable method called "epoll", which EV can use. For
128EV can use. For this to work, both your kernel and glibc have to support 140this to work, both your kernel and glibc have to support epoll, but if you
129epoll, but if you can compile it, the detection will be done at runtime, 141can compile it, the detection will be done at runtime, and EV will safely
130and EV will safely fall back to using select when epoll isn't available. 142fall back to using select when epoll isn't available. If unsure, accept
131If unsure, accept the default. 143the default.
132 144
133EOF 145EOF
134 146
135if (prompt ("Enable epoll backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/epoll.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 147$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}
138 148
139print <<EOF; 149print <<EOF;
140 150
141
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143 152
153
144Similarly to the epoll backend above, EV can take advantage of kqueue 154Similarly 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 155many 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, 156safe 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.
150 157
151EOF 158Note that kqueue is broken on most operating systems, so by default it
159won't be used on many platforms, but you can still create your own event
160loop with qkueue backend.
152 161
153if (prompt ("Enable kqueue backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/event.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 162Here is what we know:
154 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_KQUEUE";
155}
156 163
157print <<EOF; 164NetBSD: partially working in at least 3.1. Yeah! :)
165FreeBSD: broken on at least 6.2-STABLE,
166 sockets *likely* work, ptys definitely don't.
167OpenBSD: reports indicate that it likely doesn't work
168 (similar problems as on FreeBSD).
169OS X: completely, utterly broken on at least < 10.5.
158 170
171EOF
159 172
173my $can_kqueue = -e "/usr/include/sys/event.h";
174
175$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_KQUEUE=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable kqueue backend (y/n)?", $can_kqueue ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
176
177print <<EOF;
178
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161 181
162Similarly to the kqueue backend above, EV can take advantage of the 182Similarly to the kqueue backend above, EV can take advantage of the
163solaris 10 port interface. Support for port will be detected at runtime, 183solaris 10 event port interface. Support for event ports will be detected
164with a safe fallback to other methods when it cannot be used. 184at runtime, with a safe fallback to other methods when it cannot be used.
165 185
166EOF 186EOF
167 187
168if (prompt ("Enable port backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/port.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/) { 188$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_PORT=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable event port backend (y/n)?", (-e "/usr/include/sys/port.h") ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
169 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_PORT";
170}
171 189
172print <<EOF; 190print <<EOF;
173 191
174
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176 194
177EV needs the functions pthread_atfork and clock_gettime. On most systems 195EV needs the functions pthread_atfork and clock_gettime. On most systems
178you need some special libraries for this (such as -lrt and -lpthread). You 196you need some special libraries for this (such as -lrt and -lpthread). You
179can specify additional libraries to provide these calls now, or accept the 197can specify additional libraries to provide these calls (and any other
180default. 198required by EV) now, or accept the default.
181 199
182EOF 200EOF
183 201
202$SOLARIS_LIBS = $^O =~ /solaris/ ? " -lsocket -lnsl" : "";
203
184$LIBS = prompt "Extra libraries for pthread_atfork and clock_gettime?", "-lpthread -lrt"; 204$LIBS = prompt "Extra libraries for pthread_atfork and clock_gettime?", "-lpthread -lrt$SOLARIS_LIBS";
185 205
186 206
187print <<EOF; 207print <<EOF;
188 208
189
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210
211
212A backend of a different kind is the Linux inotify(7) interface, which can
213be used to speed up (and reduce resource consumption) of stat watchers. If
214you have it, it is usually a good idea to enable it.
215
216EOF
217
218my $can_inotify = -e "/usr/include/sys/inotify.h";
219
220$DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_INOTIFY=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable inotify support (y/n)?", $can_inotify ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));
221
222print <<EOF;
223
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225
191 226
192EOF 227EOF
193 228
194my @anyevent = eval { require AnyEvent; $AnyEvent::VERSION < 2.6 } ? (AnyEvent => 2.6) : (); 229my @anyevent = eval { require AnyEvent; $AnyEvent::VERSION < 2.6 } ? (AnyEvent => 2.6) : ();
195 230
200 SUFFIX => '.gz', 235 SUFFIX => '.gz',
201 }, 236 },
202 depend => { 237 depend => {
203 "EV.c" => "EV/EVAPI.h " 238 "EV.c" => "EV/EVAPI.h "
204 . "libev/ev.c libev/ev.h libev/ev_epoll.c libev/ev_select.c libev/ev_kqueue.c libev/ev_poll.c " 239 . "libev/ev.c libev/ev.h libev/ev_epoll.c libev/ev_select.c libev/ev_kqueue.c libev/ev_poll.c "
205 . "libev/event.h libev/event.c evdns.h evdns.c libev/ev_vars.h libev/ev_wrap.h", 240 . "libev/ev_vars.h libev/ev_wrap.h",
206 }, 241 },
207 INC => "-Ilibev", 242 INC => "-Ilibev",
208 DEFINE => "$DEFINE", 243 DEFINE => "$DEFINE",
209 NAME => "EV", 244 NAME => "EV",
210 LIBS => [$LIBS], 245 LIBS => [$LIBS],
212 @anyevent, 247 @anyevent,
213 }, 248 },
214 VERSION_FROM => "EV.pm", 249 VERSION_FROM => "EV.pm",
215 PM => { 250 PM => {
216 'EV.pm' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV.pm', 251 'EV.pm' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV.pm',
217 'EV/DNS.pm' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV/DNS.pm',
218 'EV/EVAPI.h' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV/EVAPI.h', 252 'EV/EVAPI.h' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV/EVAPI.h',
219 'EV/MakeMaker.pm' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV/MakeMaker.pm', 253 'EV/MakeMaker.pm' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV/MakeMaker.pm',
220 'libev/ev.h' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV/ev.h', 254 'libev/ev.h' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV/ev.h',
255 'libev/ev.pod' => '$(INST_LIBDIR)/EV/c_doc.pod',
221 }, 256 },
257 MAN3PODS => {
258 'EV.pm' => '$(INST_MAN3DIR)/EV.$(MAN3EXT)',
259 'EV/MakeMaker.pm' => '$(INST_MAN3DIR)/EV::MakeMaker.$(MAN3EXT)',
260 'libev/ev.pod' => '$(INST_MAN3DIR)/EV::c_doc.$(MAN3EXT)',
261 },
222); 262);
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