Re: [boost] 1. Is there a need for this library?

From: Sean Kelly (sean_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-13 12:40:04

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Carlo Wood wrote:
>
> You might be suprised - but I 100% agree with you :)
> Actually - I am only interested to code a *minimal* demultiplexor library.
>
> Unfortunately, it is probably not possible to give that library a
> portable interface without also dragging different types of 'devices'
> into it: a socket isn't a fifo (or else there are too many differences).

Why not just resume work on the Boost::Socket library?  I can't remember
the link offhand, but IIRC the design was pretty solid and had hooks for
multiplexing as well as a nearly complete blocking i/o implementation.

Sean