Re: [CODE]: Strange error, what does it mean?

From: Christoffer Lundberg (avatar@ORION.BODEN.SE)
Date: 11/06/98


On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, George wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Christoffer Lundberg wrote:
>
> >> >Select poll: Bad file descriptor
>
> >if (select(maxdesc + 1, &input_set, &output_set, &exc_set, &null_time) < 0) {
> >  perror("Select poll");
> >  return;
> >}
> >
> >This seems to be the spot where it closes down.
>
> Right, if there is a bad fd in 'input_set' or 'output_set', then you'll get
> that error. It can also be caused by a bad 'maxdesc' value that would
> result from the same symptom. Are you removing all descriptor_data
> structures or perhaps leaving some around after being closed?
>
> --
> George Greer, greerga@circlemud.org | Genius may have its limitations, but
> http://mouse.van.ml.org/   (mostly) | stupidity is not thus handicapped.
> http://www.van.ml.org/CircleMUD/    |                  -- Elbert Hubbard

Que? I do not understand =-<censored>-= . I have been working for hours
with this and I cannot seem to get any hold of it.

>Christoffer


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