# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: # The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line # up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' on # the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must make # exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also customary to # leave one space after the ':'. |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| libevent: libevent (event notification library) libevent: libevent: libevent provides a mechanism to execute a callback function when a libevent: specific event occurs on a file descriptor or after a timeout has libevent: been reached. libevent also support callbacks due to signals or libevent: regular timeouts. libevent is meant to replace the event loop found libevent: in event driven network servers. libevent: libevent: Libevent is maintained by Nick Mathewson and Niels Provos. libevent: libevent: