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1134C<EVBACKEND_POLL>. 1134C<EVBACKEND_POLL>.
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1136=head3 The special problem of SIGPIPE 1136=head3 The special problem of SIGPIPE
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1138While not really specific to libev, it is easy to forget about SIGPIPE: 1138While not really specific to libev, it is easy to forget about SIGPIPE:
1139when reading from a pipe whose other end has been closed, your program 1139when writing to a pipe whose other end has been closed, your program gets
1140gets send a SIGPIPE, which, by default, aborts your program. For most 1140send a SIGPIPE, which, by default, aborts your program. For most programs
1141programs this is sensible behaviour, for daemons, this is usually 1141this is sensible behaviour, for daemons, this is usually undesirable.
1142undesirable.
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1144So when you encounter spurious, unexplained daemon exits, make sure you 1143So when you encounter spurious, unexplained daemon exits, make sure you
1145ignore SIGPIPE (and maybe make sure you log the exit status of your daemon 1144ignore SIGPIPE (and maybe make sure you log the exit status of your daemon
1146somewhere, as that would have given you a big clue). 1145somewhere, as that would have given you a big clue).
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