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Require `poll()` for UNIX based OSs and improve emulation for Windows

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Category: Build System Category: Engine OS: Windows Refactoring
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Description

Description

This would allow some simplification of the php_network.h header and of our emulation layer.

Initially found while working on #15511

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Research direction

Start by reading the php_network.h header and the related emulation layer, then review issue #15511 for the original context. Determine the Unix poll() requirement and the Windows emulation changes needed to simplify both areas; done means the platform-specific networking code is simplified while retaining the intended behavior on Unix and Windows.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
networking, operating-systems
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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