#ifndef EV_USE_SELECT
# define EV_USE_SELECT 1
+# define EV_SELECT_USE_FD_SET 1
#endif
#ifndef EV_USE_POLL
-# define EV_USE_POLL 0 /* poll is usually slower than select, and not as well tested */
+# ifdef _WIN32
+# define EV_USE_POLL 0
+# else
+# define EV_USE_POLL 1
+# endif
#endif
#ifndef EV_USE_EPOLL
/**/
+/* darwin simply cannot be helped */
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+# undef EV_USE_POLL
+# undef EV_USE_KQUEUE
+#endif
+
#ifndef CLOCK_MONOTONIC
# undef EV_USE_MONOTONIC
# define EV_USE_MONOTONIC 0