That which I wish, is to open a TCP socket in a fashion so that my select() fires only upon an end-of-line
It doesn't work that way. Its either/or
- Blockng sockets and readline and have the system find the newlines.
(And threads to handle multiple concurrent conversations.)
- Non-blocking sockets and select and sysread and buffer the data as it arrives and break it into lines yourself.
With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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