Re: [Groff] still exploring the last version: what is gremlin ?

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I just discovered that a change made in main.c for xgremlin-2.0
> in line 592:
> 
>   readmask = ConnectionNumber(display);/*1 << display->fd;*/ 
> 
> slows down the program VERY much, so I went back to the old line,
> that is:
> 
>               readmask = 1 << display->fd;
> 
> Those of you guys with linux system should try both options.

How does it slow down?  This wasn't my change, BTW, I've taken it from
the HP-UX port (the link you've given in one of your recent mails),
and according to the various man pages, using ConnectionNumber() seems
the right thing to do to be portable.  Can someone comment this
please?


    Werner