Re: [Chicken-janitors] #1134: with-input-from-pipe should be rewritten so it does not block

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#1134: with-input-from-pipe should be rewritten so it does not block
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  Reporter:  ckeen              |       Owner:                                  
               
      Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  new                             
               
  Priority:  not urgent at all  |   Milestone:  someday                         
               
 Component:  core libraries     |     Version:  4.9.x                           
               
Resolution:                     |    Keywords:  posix with-input-from-pipe 
pclose block threads
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Comment(by evhan):

 It looks like in order to do this we'd have to reimplement these
 procedures in terms of {{{##sys#process}}} or some other variant of
 pipe/fork/exec, as AFAIK there's no way to poll for exit with just a file
 handle. But, if it'll take a rewrite anyway, these might be good
 candidates for eggification. sjamaan, the posix unit is your bugbear -- do
 you have an opinion?

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/1134#comment:1>
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