--- libev/README.embed 2007/11/16 10:37:28 1.26 +++ libev/README.embed 2007/11/17 05:26:09 1.27 @@ -121,12 +121,13 @@ 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