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98=head2 FEATURES 98=head2 FEATURES
99 99
100Libev supports C<select>, C<poll>, the Linux-specific C<epoll>, the 100Libev supports C<select>, C<poll>, the Linux-specific C<epoll>, the
101BSD-specific C<kqueue> and the Solaris-specific event port mechanisms 101BSD-specific C<kqueue> and the Solaris-specific event port mechanisms
102for file descriptor events (C<ev_io>), the Linux C<inotify> interface 102for file descriptor events (C<ev_io>), the Linux C<inotify> interface
103(for C<ev_stat>), relative timers (C<ev_timer>), absolute timers 103(for C<ev_stat>), Linux eventfd/signalfd (for faster and cleaner
104with customised rescheduling (C<ev_periodic>), synchronous signals 104inter-thread wakeup (C<ev_async>)/signal handling (C<ev_signal>)) relative
105(C<ev_signal>), process status change events (C<ev_child>), and event 105timers (C<ev_timer>), absolute timers with customised rescheduling
106watchers dealing with the event loop mechanism itself (C<ev_idle>, 106(C<ev_periodic>), synchronous signals (C<ev_signal>), process status
107C<ev_embed>, C<ev_prepare> and C<ev_check> watchers) as well as 107change events (C<ev_child>), and event watchers dealing with the event
108file watchers (C<ev_stat>) and even limited support for fork events 108loop mechanism itself (C<ev_idle>, C<ev_embed>, C<ev_prepare> and
109(C<ev_fork>). 109C<ev_check> watchers) as well as file watchers (C<ev_stat>) and even
110limited support for fork events (C<ev_fork>).
110 111
111It also is quite fast (see this 112It also is quite fast (see this
112L<benchmark|http://libev.schmorp.de/bench.html> comparing it to libevent 113L<benchmark|http://libev.schmorp.de/bench.html> comparing it to libevent
113for example). 114for example).
114 115
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3406=item Ocaml 3407=item Ocaml
3407 3408
3408Erkki Seppala has written Ocaml bindings for libev, to be found at 3409Erkki Seppala has written Ocaml bindings for libev, to be found at
3409L<http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~flux/software/ocaml-ev/>. 3410L<http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~flux/software/ocaml-ev/>.
3410 3411
3412=item Lua
3413
3414Brian Maher has written a partial interface to libev
3415for lua (only C<ev_io> and C<ev_timer>), to be found at
3416L<http://github.com/brimworks/lua-ev>.
3417
3411=back 3418=back
3412 3419
3413 3420
3414=head1 MACRO MAGIC 3421=head1 MACRO MAGIC
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3581keeps libev from including F<config.h>, and it also defines dummy 3588keeps libev from including F<config.h>, and it also defines dummy
3582implementations for some libevent functions (such as logging, which is not 3589implementations for some libevent functions (such as logging, which is not
3583supported). It will also not define any of the structs usually found in 3590supported). It will also not define any of the structs usually found in
3584F<event.h> that are not directly supported by the libev core alone. 3591F<event.h> that are not directly supported by the libev core alone.
3585 3592
3586In stanbdalone mode, libev will still try to automatically deduce the 3593In standalone mode, libev will still try to automatically deduce the
3587configuration, but has to be more conservative. 3594configuration, but has to be more conservative.
3588 3595
3589=item EV_USE_MONOTONIC 3596=item EV_USE_MONOTONIC
3590 3597
3591If defined to be C<1>, libev will try to detect the availability of the 3598If defined to be C<1>, libev will try to detect the availability of the

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