--- libev/README.embed 2007/11/04 18:15:16 1.1 +++ libev/README.embed 2007/11/08 18:38:51 1.9 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ EMBEDDING THE LIBEV CODE INTO YOUR OWN PROGRAMS - Instead of building the libev library you cna also include the code + Instead of building the libev library you can also include the code as-is into your programs. To update, you only have to copy a few files into your source tree. @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ FILESETS + CORE EVENT LOOP + To include only the libev core (all the ev_* functions): #define EV_STANDALONE 1 @@ -15,7 +17,9 @@ This will automatically include ev.h, too, and should be done in a single C source file only to provide the function implementations. To - use it, do the same for ev.h in all users: + use it, do the same for ev.h in all files wishing to use this API + (best done by writing a wrapper around ev.h that you can include + instead and where you can put other configuration options): #define EV_STANDALONE 1 #include "ev.h" @@ -27,6 +31,16 @@ ev.c ev_vars.h ev_wrap.h + ev_win32.c + + ev_select.c only when select backend is enabled (which is by default) + ev_poll.c only when poll backend is enabled (disabled by default) + ev_epoll.c only when the epoll backend is enabled (disabled by default) + ev_kqueue.c only when the kqueue backend is enabled (disabled by default) + + "ev.c" includes the backend files directly when enabled. + + LIBEVENT COMPATIBILITY API To include the libevent compatibility API, also include: @@ -80,6 +94,15 @@ done: if no other method takes over, select will be it. Otherwise the select backend will not be compiled in. + EV_SELECT_USE_WIN32_HANDLES + + 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. + EV_USE_POLL If defined to be "1", libev will compile in support for the poll(2) @@ -114,7 +137,7 @@ #define EV_COMMON \ SV *self; /* contains this struct */ \ - SV *cb_sv, *fh; + SV *cb_sv, *fh /* note no trailing ";" */ EV_PROTOTYPES @@ -133,8 +156,10 @@ EXAMPLES - For a real-world example of a program the includes libev verbatim, you - can have a look at the EV perl module (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/EV.html). - It has the libev files in the liev/ subdirectory and includes them in the - EV.xs files. Only this file will be compiled. + For a real-world example of a program the includes libev + verbatim, you can have a look at the EV perl module + (http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/EV.html). It has the libev files in + the libev/ subdirectory and includes them in the EV/EVAPI.h (public + interface) and EV.xs (implementation) files. Only the EV.xs file will + be compiled.