+ /*************************************************************
+ * Set signal handler to catch SIGALRM
+ * Store the old value to be able to set it back later!
+ *************************************************************/
+#ifdef HAVE_SIGACTION
+ sigaction(SIGALRM, NULL, &sigact);
+ keep_sigact = sigact;
+ keep_copysig = TRUE; /* yes, we have a copy */
+ sigact.sa_handler = alarmfunc;
+#ifdef SA_RESTART
+ /* HPUX doesn't have SA_RESTART but defaults to that behaviour! */
+ sigact.sa_flags &= ~SA_RESTART;
+#endif
+ /* now set the new struct */
+ sigaction(SIGALRM, &sigact, NULL);
+#else /* HAVE_SIGACTION */
+ /* no sigaction(), revert to the much lamer signal() */
+#ifdef HAVE_SIGNAL
+ keep_sigact = signal(SIGALRM, alarmfunc);
+#endif
+#endif /* HAVE_SIGACTION */
+
+ /* alarm() makes a signal get sent when the timeout fires off, and that
+ will abort system calls */
+ prev_alarm = alarm(curlx_sltoui(timeout/1000L));
+