[GHC] #12912: IO library should not use select()

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#12912: IO library should not use select()
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        Reporter:  simonmar          |                Owner:  simonmar
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  closed
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.0.2
       Component:  libraries/base    |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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Comment (by simonmar):

 I think I just missed that we also called into here from `hWaitForInput`,
 oops.  We'll need to do `hWaitForInput` with a non-zero timeout a
 different way.

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