[Haskell-cafe] Problems with iteratees

[Brandon S Allbery KF8NH]

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On 2/3/11 19:16 , Brandon S Allbery KF8NH wrote:
> POSIX FIFOs and GHC's nonblocking file descriptors implementation don't play
> well together; you should launch the writer end first and let it block

More specifically, I think what's happening here is that a non-blocking
open() of a FIFO returns with the fd not actually open yet, a situation
which isn't expected, and a blocking open will block until the other side is
opened.

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