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README.embed

@@ -121,12 +121,13 @@ PREPROCESSOR SYMBOLS
 
     EV_SELECT_IS_WINSOCKET
 
-       When defined to 1, the select backend will assume that select
-       doesn't understand file descriptors but wants osf handles on
-       win32 (this is the case when the select to be used is the winsock
-       select). This means that it will call _get_osfhandle on the fd to
-       convert it to an OS handle. Should not be defined on non-win32
-       platforms.
+       When defined to 1, the select backend will assume that
+       select/socket/connect etc. don't understand file descriptors but
+       wants osf handles on win32 (this is the case when the select to
+       be used is the winsock select). This means that it will call
+       _get_osfhandle on the fd to convert it to an OS handle. Otherwise,
+       it is assumed that all these functions actually work on fds, even
+       on win32. Should not be defined on non-win32 platforms.
 
     EV_USE_POLL
 

ev_win32.c

@@ -73,8 +73,15 @@ ev_pipe (int filedes [2])
 
   closesocket (listener);
 
+#if EV_SELECT_IS_WINSOCKET
+  filedes [0] = _open_osfhandle (sock [0], 0);
+  filedes [1] = _open_osfhandle (sock [1], 0);
+#else
+  /* when select isn't winsocket, we also expect socket, connect, accept etc.
+   * to work on fds */
   filedes [0] = sock [0];
   filedes [1] = sock [1];
+#endif
 
   return 0;