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Solaris support

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Description

I am interested in using Trio under Solaris, but it doesn't support "select.devpoll" neither "selectors" module.

Beside hypothetical performance issues, I wonder why is "selectors" not used by Trio to be more portable.

Depending of the answer, I might volunteer to write a pull request to support "selectors" and/or "select.devpoll", if any of them is welcomed.

Thanks!

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating Trio's event-loop code and its use of select.devpoll and the selectors module, then determine whether Solaris support requires selectors, devpoll, or both; done means an agreed implementation scope with coverage for the supported Solaris path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
networking, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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