From: C Erler <erlercw@...>
Date: 2005-06-29T03:16:31+09:00
Subject: C-like ugliness of Kernel#select

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IO has such methods as #closed? and #eof? to find much-needed information=
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about IO status, but it doesn't have anything like #read_ready? or=20
#write_ready? that would be useful for anyone not wanting blocking IO. The=
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only way to do this is with the C-like ugly-hackishness that is=20
Kernel#select.

Does anyone have a good argument for not adding a few more methods to IO in=
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the Ruby distribution itself ? Does anybody think it would be a good idea t=
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submit this as an RCR ? If those are added, would we be able to remove=20
Kernel#select in the next "we don't care about backward compatibility" Ruby=
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version ?

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