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+/* liblwevent/src/liblwevent/000_TopHeader.h
+ *
+ *  (c)2007, Laurence Withers, <l@lwithers.me.uk>.
+ *  Released under the GNU GPLv3. See file COPYING or
+ *  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html for details.
+*/
+
+/*! \defgroup compat Compatibility module.
+
+This group <strong>will be removed</strong> when these options are available in \a glibc. It
+includes definitions for things that are available in the kernel but not yet in the C library.
+
+*/
+/*!@{*/
+
+
+
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#ifndef EPOLLRDHUP
+/*! \brief EPOLLRDHUP flag. See \c epoll_ctl(2). */
+#define EPOLLRDHUP 0x2000
+#endif
+
+
+
+/*!@}*/
+/* options for text editors
+kate: replace-trailing-space-save true; space-indent true; tab-width 4;
+vim: expandtab:ts=4:sw=4:syntax=c.doxygen
+*/