IO::Select will not work for non-socket filehandles under Win32; that includes STD(IN|OUT).

A relevant quote from "Network Programming with Perl", by Lincoln D. Stein:

Win32 Issues

Another problem arises when using multiplexed applications on Microsoft Windows platforms. When I originally developed the scripts in these chapters, I tested them on Windows98 using ActiveState Perl, and everything seemed to work fine. Later, however, I discovered that the gab5.pl script (Figure 12.1) was consuming a large amount of CPU time, even when it was apparently doing nothing but waiting for keyboard input.

When I tracked down this problem, I learned that the Win32 port of Perl does not support select() on non-socket filehandles, including STDIN and STDOUT. So client-side scripts that multiplex across STDIN do not wait for the filehandle to be ready, but just loop.

In reply to Re: Select on STDIN or ALARM?! For Win32 doesn't work! by Ionizor
in thread Select on STDIN or ALARM?! For Win32 doesn't work! by gmpassos

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