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33 33
34 ev.h 34 ev.h
35 ev.c 35 ev.c
36 ev_vars.h 36 ev_vars.h
37 ev_wrap.h 37 ev_wrap.h
38 ev_win32.c 38
39 ev_win32.c required on win32 platforms only
39 40
40 ev_select.c only when select backend is enabled (which is is by default) 41 ev_select.c only when select backend is enabled (which is is by default)
41 ev_poll.c only when poll backend is enabled (disabled by default) 42 ev_poll.c only when poll backend is enabled (disabled by default)
42 ev_epoll.c only when the epoll backend is enabled (disabled by default) 43 ev_epoll.c only when the epoll backend is enabled (disabled by default)
43 ev_kqueue.c only when the kqueue backend is enabled (disabled by default) 44 ev_kqueue.c only when the kqueue backend is enabled (disabled by default)
45 ev_port.c only when the solaris port backend is enabled (disabled by default)
44 46
45 "ev.c" includes the backend files directly when enabled. 47 "ev.c" includes the backend files directly when enabled.
46 48
47 LIBEVENT COMPATIBILITY API 49 LIBEVENT COMPATIBILITY API
48 50
59 You need the following additional files for this: 61 You need the following additional files for this:
60 62
61 event.h 63 event.h
62 event.c 64 event.c
63 65
66AUTOCONF SUPPORT
67
68 Instead of using EV_STANDALONE=1 and providing your config in whatever
69 way you want, you can also m4_include([libev.m4]) in your configure.ac
70 and leave EV_STANDALONE off. ev.c will then include "config.h" and
71 configure itself accordingly.
72
64PREPROCESSOR SYMBOLS 73PREPROCESSOR SYMBOLS
65 74
66 Libev can be configured via a variety of preprocessor symbols you have to define 75 Libev can be configured via a variety of preprocessor symbols you have to define
67 before including any of its files. The default is not to build for mulciplicity 76 before including any of its files. The default is not to build for multiplicity
68 and only include the select backend. 77 and only include the select backend.
69 78
70 EV_STANDALONE 79 EV_STANDALONE
71 80
72 Must always be "1", which keeps libev from including config.h or 81 Must always be "1", which keeps libev from including config.h or
75 will also not define any of the structs usually found in "event.h" 84 will also not define any of the structs usually found in "event.h"
76 that are not directly supported by libev code alone. 85 that are not directly supported by libev code alone.
77 86
78 EV_USE_MONOTONIC 87 EV_USE_MONOTONIC
79 88
80 If undefined or defined to be "1", libev will try to detect the 89 If defined to be "1", libev will try to detect the availability
81 availability of the monotonic clock option at both compiletime and 90 of the monotonic clock option at both compiletime and
82 runtime. Otherwise no use of the monotonic clock option will be 91 runtime. Otherwise no use of the monotonic clock option will be
83 attempted. 92 attempted. If you enable this, you usually have to link against
93 librt or something similar. Enabling it when the functionality
94 isn't available is safe, though.
84 95
85 EV_USE_REALTIME 96 EV_USE_REALTIME
86 97
87 If defined to be "1", libev will try to detect the availability 98 If defined to be "1", libev will try to detect the availability
88 of the realtime clock option at compiletime (and assume its 99 of the realtime clock option at compiletime (and assume its
96 If undefined or defined to be "1", libev will compile in support 107 If undefined or defined to be "1", libev will compile in support
97 for the select(2) backend. No attempt at autodetection will be 108 for the select(2) backend. No attempt at autodetection will be
98 done: if no other method takes over, select will be it. Otherwise 109 done: if no other method takes over, select will be it. Otherwise
99 the select backend will not be compiled in. 110 the select backend will not be compiled in.
100 111
101 EV_SELECT_USE_WIN32_HANDLES 112 EV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET
113
114 If defined to 1, then the select backend will use the system fd_set
115 structure. This is useful if libev doesn't compile due to a missing
116 NFDBITS or fd_mask definition or it misguesses the bitset layout on
117 exotic systems. This usually limits the range of file descriptors
118 to some low limit such as 1024 or might have other limitations
119 (winsocket only allows 64 sockets). The FD_SETSIZE macro, set
120 before compilation, might influence the size of the fd_set used.
121
122 EV_SELECT_IS_WINSOCKET
102 123
103 When defined to 1, the select backend will assume that select 124 When defined to 1, the select backend will assume that select
104 doesn't understand file descriptors but wants osf handles on 125 doesn't understand file descriptors but wants osf handles on
105 win32 (this is the case when the select to be used is the winsock 126 win32 (this is the case when the select to be used is the winsock
106 select). This means that it will call _get_osfhandle on the fd to 127 select). This means that it will call _get_osfhandle on the fd to
108 platforms. 129 platforms.
109 130
110 EV_USE_POLL 131 EV_USE_POLL
111 132
112 If defined to be "1", libev will compile in support for the poll(2) 133 If defined to be "1", libev will compile in support for the poll(2)
113 backend. No attempt at autodetection will be done. poll usually 134 backend. Otherwise it will be enabled on non-win32 platforms. It
114 performs worse than select, so its not enabled by default (it is 135 takes precedence over select.
115 also slightly less portable).
116 136
117 EV_USE_EPOLL 137 EV_USE_EPOLL
118 138
119 If defined to be "1", libev will compile in support for the Linux 139 If defined to be "1", libev will compile in support for the Linux
120 epoll backend. Its availability will be detected at runtime, 140 epoll backend. Its availability will be detected at runtime,
124 EV_USE_KQUEUE 144 EV_USE_KQUEUE
125 145
126 If defined to be "1", libev will compile in support for the BSD 146 If defined to be "1", libev will compile in support for the BSD
127 style kqueue backend. Its availability will be detected at runtime, 147 style kqueue backend. Its availability will be detected at runtime,
128 otherwise another method will be used as fallback. This is the 148 otherwise another method will be used as fallback. This is the
129 preferred backend for BSD and BSd-like systems. Darwin brokenness 149 preferred backend for BSD and BSD-like systems. Darwin brokenness
130 will be detected at runtime and routed around by disabling this 150 will be detected at runtime and routed around by disabling this
131 backend. 151 backend.
152
153 EV_USE_PORT
154
155 If defined to be "1", libev will compile in support for the Solaris
156 10 port style backend. Its availability will be detected at runtime,
157 otherwise another method will be used as fallback. This is the
158 preferred backend for Solaris 10 systems.
159
160 EV_USE_DEVPOLL
161
162 reserved for future expansion, works like the USE symbols above.
132 163
133 EV_H 164 EV_H
134 165
135 The name of the ev.h header file used to include it. The default 166 The name of the ev.h header file used to include it. The default
136 if undefined is <ev.h> in event.h and "ev.h" in ev.c. This can 167 if undefined is <ev.h> in event.h and "ev.h" in ev.c. This can
139 170
140 EV_EVENT_H 171 EV_EVENT_H
141 172
142 Similarly to EV_H, this macro cna be used to override event.c's idea 173 Similarly to EV_H, this macro cna be used to override event.c's idea
143 of how the event.h header can be found. 174 of how the event.h header can be found.
175
176 EV_PROTOTYPES
177
178 If defined to be "0", then "ev.h" will not define any function
179 prototypes, but still define all the structs and other
180 symbols. This is occasionally useful.
181
182 EV_MULTIPLICITY
183
184 If undefined or defined to "1", then all event-loop-specific
185 functions will have the "struct ev_loop *" as first argument, and
186 you can create additional independent event loops. Otherwise there
187 will be no support for multiple event loops and there is no first
188 event loop pointer argument. Instead, all functions act on the
189 single default loop.
190
191 EV_PERIODICS
192
193 If undefined or defined to be "1", then periodic timers are
194 supported, otherwise not. This saves a few kb of code.
144 195
145 EV_COMMON 196 EV_COMMON
146 197
147 By default, all watchers have a "void *data" member. By redefining 198 By default, all watchers have a "void *data" member. By redefining
148 this macro to a something else you can include more and other types 199 this macro to a something else you can include more and other types
152 For example, the perl EV module uses this: 203 For example, the perl EV module uses this:
153 204
154 #define EV_COMMON \ 205 #define EV_COMMON \
155 SV *self; /* contains this struct */ \ 206 SV *self; /* contains this struct */ \
156 SV *cb_sv, *fh /* note no trailing ";" */ 207 SV *cb_sv, *fh /* note no trailing ";" */
157
158 EV_PROTOTYPES
159
160 If defined to be "0", then "ev.h" will not define any function
161 prototypes, but still define all the structs and other
162 symbols. This is occasionally useful.
163
164 EV_MULTIPLICITY
165
166 If undefined or defined to "1", then all event-loop-specific
167 functions will have the "struct ev_loop *" as first argument, and
168 you can create additional independent event loops. Otherwise there
169 will be no support for multiple event loops and there is no first
170 event loop pointer argument. Instead, all functions act on the
171 single default loop.
172 208
173 EV_CB_DECLARE(type) 209 EV_CB_DECLARE(type)
174 EV_CB_INVOKE(watcher,revents) 210 EV_CB_INVOKE(watcher,revents)
175 ev_set_cb(ev,cb) 211 ev_set_cb(ev,cb)
176 212

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