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@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ C++ compiler to be present on your system. If Emacs is not built with the option '--with-be-app', the resulting Emacs will only run in text-mode terminals. +** Emacs can now use 'poll' and larger file descriptor sets. +There is experimental support for using 'poll' instead of 'select' to +check file descriptor statuses, which can be requested by using the +'--with-poll' option to the 'configure' script. As part of this +feature, the maximum number of open files supported has been increased +to 10xFD_SETSIZE (which is typically 1024). Note that there may be +ulimit or kernel limits that still restrict the number of simultaneous +open files. This feature is not supported on MS-Windows. + +++ ** Cairo drawing support has been enabled for Haiku builds. To enable Cairo support, ensure that the Cairo and FreeType |