I've written an app in a win32 environment that i'm now trying to port over to linux. I was using Win32::SerialPort, and now am trying to use Device::SerialPort. The thing is, I keep getting these errors, and I dont understand what they mean.

Every time I try to read from the serial port with the module's embedded read() or input() methods, i get Error #9 in Device::SerialPort::read. Now, they're not fatal errors, but the result is that I cannot read ANY data from the serial port.

I've traced this Error #9 through the module's source code and I think it's a POSIX error in the read_vmin() and input() subs, but I can't figure out anything further. I emailed the author of the module, and he had no idea what that error msg meant. Any ideas from a wiser monk than I?

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In reply to Difficulties with Device::SerialPort by EvanK

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