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+/* FullRead.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 Simone Piccardi
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+ * your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+/****************************************************************
+ *
+ * Routine FullRead
+ * Routine to read an exact number of bytes from a socket
+ *
+ * Author: Simone Piccardi
+ * Jun. 2001
+ *
+ * $Id: FullRead.c,v 1.1 2003/02/02 20:35:33 piccardi Exp $
+ *
+ ****************************************************************/
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+ssize_t FullRead(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ size_t nleft;
+ ssize_t nread;
+
+ nleft = count;
+ while (nleft > 0) { /* repeat until no left */
+ if ( (nread = read(fd, buf, nleft)) < 0) {
+ if (errno == EINTR) { /* if interrupted by system call */
+ continue; /* repeat the loop */
+ } else {
+ return(nread); /* otherwise exit */
+ }
+ } else if (nread == 0) { /* EOF */
+ break; /* break loop here */
+ }
+ nleft -= nread; /* set left to read */
+ buf +=nread; /* set pointer */
+ }
+ return (count - nleft);
+}
+