I really should build before *every* commit ...

[senf.git] / Socket / ClientSocketHandle.ct

diff --git a/Socket/ClientSocketHandle.ct b/Socket/ClientSocketHandle.ct
index 3f5112f..9379c7c 100644 (file)
--- a/Socket/ClientSocketHandle.ct
+++ b/Socket/ClientSocketHandle.ct
@@ -100,8 +100,14 @@ prefix_ unsigned senf::ClientSocketHandle<Policy>::available()
 {
     unsigned nread = this->protocol().available();
     if (nread == 0 && this->blocking()) {
-            this->waitReadable();
-            nread = this->protocol().available();
+       // We have to block explicitly here so we can return the
+       // number of bytes available explicitly. If no more date can
+       // be expected to arive (i.e. the other end has closed the
+       // connection), the socket will always be in the readable
+       // state. This is the only case when available() will return
+       // 0.
+       this->waitReadable();
+       nread = this->protocol().available();
     }
     return nread;
 }