Re: [Boost-users] [iostreams] file_descriptor doesn't retry on EINTR

I could have a go at submitting a PR to make both the read and write methods retry if interrupted.  But before I do this, is there any other history I should be aware of, like a good reason why EINTR is not currently handled?

I suppose one might wish to cancel the i/o? What you really want is that when the i/o is occurring from within a STL iostreams use case, then and only then is EINTR ignored. Niall -- ned Productions Limited Consulting http://www.nedproductions.biz/ http://ie.linkedin.com/in/nialldouglas/