On 29-05-2008, David Allsopp <dra-news@metastack.com> wrote:
>> Yep, on windows GetStdHandle doesn't always return the same kind of
>> handle depending on the context:
>> - if the output/input is console, it is console handle (i.e. need to be
>>   manipulated through console function)
>> - if the output/input is a pipe, it is a pipe handle (i.e. need to be
>>   manipulated through pipe function)
>
> Both these kinds of HANDLE work transparently with ReadFile/WriteFile API
> functions so should be fine with the underlying OCaml calls (OCaml's file
> I/O is based on the C I/O routines which won't be using
> ReadConsole/WriteConsole) - what scenario are you referring to where the
> difference between a console handle and a pipe would be a problem?
>

"Unix.select"?

Regards,
Sylvain Le Gall