libevent 2.1.12

Event notification library

The libevent API provides a mechanism to execute a callback function when a specific event occurs on a file descriptor or after a timeout has been reached. Furthermore, libevent also support callbacks due to signals or regular timeouts.

libevent is meant to replace the event loop found in event driven network servers. An application just needs to call event_dispatch() and then add or remove events dynamically without having to change the event loop.

Website: https://libevent.org/
Licenses: Modified BSD
Package source: gnu/packages/libevent.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install libevent 2.1.12 as follows:

guix install libevent@2.1.12

Or install the latest version:

guix install libevent

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.