[Info-vax] select() returning -1

[MG]

On 6-apr-2013 9:52, Phillip Helbig---undress to reply wrote:
> 7.3-2 is pretty ancient.  Anyone running something that old is
> probably not interested in running vim.

Then be prepared to be surprised...
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GEIN:: $ SHOW SYSTEM /NOPROCESSES
OpenVMS V7.3-1  on node GEIN   6-APR-2013 09:43:03.74  Uptime  214 10:08:06
GEIN:: $ vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.2 (2008 Aug 9, compiled Jan 12 2009 16:07:46)
OpenVMS version - Alpha
Included patches: 1-79
Compiled by SYSTEM at ALPHA::alpha.polarhome.com
Huge version with X11-Motif GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+arabic +autocmd +balloon_eval +browse ++builtin_terms +byte_offset +cindent
+clientserver +clipboard +cmdline_compl +cmdline_hist +cmdline_info 
+comments
+cryptv -cscope +cursorshape +dialog_con_gui +diff +digraphs -dnd -ebcdic
+emacs_tags +eval +ex_extra +extra_search +farsi +file_in_path +find_in_path
+float +folding -footer -gettext -hangul_input -iconv +insert_expand 
+jumplist
+keymap +langmap -libcall +linebreak +lispindent +listcmds +localmap +menu
+mksession +modify_fname +mouse +mouseshape +mouse_dec -mouse_gpm
-mouse_jsbterm +mouse_netterm -mouse_sysmouse +mouse_xterm +multi_byte
+multi_lang -mzscheme -netbeans_intg -osfiletype +path_extra -perl 
+postscript
+printer +profile -python +quickfix +reltime +rightleft -ruby +scrollbind
+signs +smartindent -sniff +statusline -sun_workshop +syntax +tag_binary
+tag_old_static -tag_any_white -tcl +tgetent +termresponse +textobjects 
+title
-toolbar +user_commands +vertsplit +virtualedit +visual +visualextra 
+viminfo
+vreplace +wildignore +wildmenu +windows -writebackup +X11 +xfontset 
-xim -xsmp
  +xterm_clipboard -xterm_save
    system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
      user vimrc file: "sys$login:.vimrc"
  2nd user vimrc file: "sys$login:_vimrc"
       user exrc file: "sys$login:.exrc"
   2nd user exrc file: "sys$login:_exrc"
   system gvimrc file: "$VIM/gvimrc"
     user gvimrc file: "sys$login:.gvimrc"
2nd user gvimrc file: "sys$login:_gvimrc"
     system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
Compilation: cc/def=(FEAT_HUGE,HAVE_CONFIG_H,FEAT_GUI_MOTIF  ) 
/opt/prefix=all
  /include=([.proto],decw$include:)
Compiler: Compaq C V6.5-001 on OpenVMS Alpha V7.3
Linking: link /exe=vim.exe *.OBJ ,OS_VMS_MOTIF.OPT/OPT
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  - MG