[GHC] #6057: hGetBufNonBlocking blocks the underlying handle on Windows

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#6057: hGetBufNonBlocking blocks the underlying handle on Windows
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  Reporter:  cetinsert                    |          Owner:                  
      Type:  bug                          |         Status:  closed          
  Priority:  normal                       |      Milestone:                  
 Component:  libraries/base               |        Version:  7.0.4           
Resolution:  invalid                      |       Keywords:                  
        Os:  Windows                      |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  Incorrect result at runtime  |     Difficulty:  Unknown         
  Testcase:                               |      Blockedby:                  
  Blocking:                               |        Related:                  
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Comment(by simonmar):

 Replying to [comment:7 cetinsert]:
 > Now I came to learn that one should not have any assumptions on how
 handles should behave as they seem to very platform specific in funny
 ways.

 Could you give more details?  Handles are supposed to be a platform-
 independent API.

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/6057#comment:8>
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