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-rw-r--r--lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py7
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py b/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py
index 70dc7c4ee5..64238f3ba0 100644
--- a/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py
+++ b/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py
@@ -446,10 +446,9 @@ class log_output(object):
try:
with keyboard_input(stdin):
while True:
- # Without the last parameter (timeout) select will
- # wait until at least one of the two streams are
- # ready. This may cause the function to hang.
- rlist, _, xlist = select.select(istreams, [], [], 0)
+ # No need to set any timeout for select.select
+ # Wait until a key press or an event on in_pipe.
+ rlist, _, _ = select.select(istreams, [], [])
# Allow user to toggle echo with 'v' key.
# Currently ignores other chars.