1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/stable/sockettcp.h b/src/stable/sockettcp.h
index 3fc14ef..8539b52 100644
--- a/src/stable/sockettcp.h
+++ b/src/stable/sockettcp.h
@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ namespace Bu
      ...
      ...
      ...
+     // sigset is deprecated
      sigset( SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN ); // do this before you use a Bu::SocketTcp
+
+     // this is the modern Linux alternative
+     struct sigaction saIgnore;
+     memset( &saIgnore, 0, sizeof(struct sigaction) );
+     saIgnore.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+     sigaction( SIGPIPE, &saIgnore, NULL );
      @endcode
      * When this is done, Bu::SocketTcp will simply throw a broken pipe
      * exception just like every other error condition, allowing your program