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diff --git a/devel/libevent/pkg-descr b/devel/libevent/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5173770bbe09 --- /dev/null +++ b/devel/libevent/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +The libevent API provides a mechanism to execute a callback function +when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor or after a timeout +has been reached. + +libevent is meant to replace the asynchronous event loop found in +event driven network servers. An application just needs to call +event_dispatch() and can then add or remove events dynamically +without having to change the event loop. + +Currently, libevent supports kqueue(2) and select(2). Support for +poll(2) and /dev/poll is planned. The internal event mechanism is +completely independent of the exposed event API, and a simple update +of libevent can provide this new functionality without having to +redesign the server applications. + +WWW: http://www.monkey.org/~provos/libevent/ + +- Pete +petef@databits.net |