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3944watchers in the constructor. 3944watchers in the constructor.
3945 3945
3946 class myclass 3946 class myclass
3947 { 3947 {
3948 ev::io io ; void io_cb (ev::io &w, int revents); 3948 ev::io io ; void io_cb (ev::io &w, int revents);
3949 ev::io2 io2 ; void io2_cb (ev::io &w, int revents); 3949 ev::io io2 ; void io2_cb (ev::io &w, int revents);
3950 ev::idle idle; void idle_cb (ev::idle &w, int revents); 3950 ev::idle idle; void idle_cb (ev::idle &w, int revents);
3951 3951
3952 myclass (int fd) 3952 myclass (int fd)
3953 { 3953 {
3954 io .set <myclass, &myclass::io_cb > (this); 3954 io .set <myclass, &myclass::io_cb > (this);
4005L<http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hlibev>. 4005L<http://hackage.haskell.org/cgi-bin/hackage-scripts/package/hlibev>.
4006 4006
4007=item D 4007=item D
4008 4008
4009Leandro Lucarella has written a D language binding (F<ev.d>) for libev, to 4009Leandro Lucarella has written a D language binding (F<ev.d>) for libev, to
4010be found at L<http://proj.llucax.com.ar/wiki/evd>. 4010be found at L<http://www.llucax.com.ar/proj/ev.d/index.html>.
4011 4011
4012=item Ocaml 4012=item Ocaml
4013 4013
4014Erkki Seppala has written Ocaml bindings for libev, to be found at 4014Erkki Seppala has written Ocaml bindings for libev, to be found at
4015L<http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~flux/software/ocaml-ev/>. 4015L<http://modeemi.cs.tut.fi/~flux/software/ocaml-ev/>.
4376provide your own type that you know is safe for your purposes. It is used 4376provide your own type that you know is safe for your purposes. It is used
4377both for signal handler "locking" as well as for signal and thread safety 4377both for signal handler "locking" as well as for signal and thread safety
4378in C<ev_async> watchers. 4378in C<ev_async> watchers.
4379 4379
4380In the absence of this define, libev will use C<sig_atomic_t volatile> 4380In the absence of this define, libev will use C<sig_atomic_t volatile>
4381(from F<signal.h>), which is usually good enough on most platforms. 4381(from F<signal.h>), which is usually good enough on most platforms,
4382although strictly speaking using a type that also implies a memory fence
4383is required.
4382 4384
4383=item EV_H (h) 4385=item EV_H (h)
4384 4386
4385The name of the F<ev.h> header file used to include it. The default if 4387The name of the F<ev.h> header file used to include it. The default if
4386undefined is C<"ev.h"> in F<event.h>, F<ev.c> and F<ev++.h>. This can be 4388undefined is C<"ev.h"> in F<event.h>, F<ev.c> and F<ev++.h>. This can be
5048 5050
5049The type C<double> is used to represent timestamps. It is required to 5051The type C<double> is used to represent timestamps. It is required to
5050have at least 51 bits of mantissa (and 9 bits of exponent), which is 5052have at least 51 bits of mantissa (and 9 bits of exponent), which is
5051good enough for at least into the year 4000 with millisecond accuracy 5053good enough for at least into the year 4000 with millisecond accuracy
5052(the design goal for libev). This requirement is overfulfilled by 5054(the design goal for libev). This requirement is overfulfilled by
5053implementations using IEEE 754, which is basically all existing ones. With 5055implementations using IEEE 754, which is basically all existing ones.
5056
5054IEEE 754 doubles, you get microsecond accuracy until at least 2200. 5057With IEEE 754 doubles, you get microsecond accuracy until at least the
5058year 2255 (and millisecond accuray till the year 287396 - by then, libev
5059is either obsolete or somebody patched it to use C<long double> or
5060something like that, just kidding).
5055 5061
5056=back 5062=back
5057 5063
5058If you know of other additional requirements drop me a note. 5064If you know of other additional requirements drop me a note.
5059 5065

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