From 8376ef56580626e9c0f796d5b85b53a0a1c7d5f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: V3n3RiX Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 21:03:06 +0100 Subject: gentoo resync : 14.07.2018 --- dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml (limited to 'dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml') diff --git a/dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml b/dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..01dac7da10fe --- /dev/null +++ b/dev-haskell/system-posix-redirect/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ + + + + + haskell@gentoo.org + Gentoo Haskell + + + Due to the design of POSIX, it is possible to temporarily overload the + file descriptors corresponding to stdout and stderr to point to an + arbitrary pipe. It is, however, tricky to get right. This module gets + it right, as far as such a terrible hack can be made right. It can be + used to make misbehaving third-party C libraries stop spewing to + standard output. Warning: the module author has concluded that due to + lack of portability, this module should not be used in any serious + sytem. But, for those who like living dangerously... + + -- cgit v1.2.3