pkgsrc/devel/p5-PerlIO-via-Timeout/DESCR

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This package implements a PerlIO layer, that adds read/write
timeout. This can be useful to avoid blocking while accessing
a handle (file, socket, ...), and fail after some time.
The timeout is implemented by using <select> on the handle
before reading/writing.