Install an ignore handler for SIGPIPE on *BSD to mimic MSG_NOSIGNAL

Original patch by Jason Oster

Install an ignore handler for SIGPIPE on *BSD to mimic MSG_NOSIGNAL
Original patch by Jason Oster
Stéphane Raimbault
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src/modbus-tcp.c
 libmodbus 2.9.3 (2011-01-XX)
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+- Install an ignore handler for SIGPIPE on *BSD
+  Original patch by Jason Oster.
 - Fix closing of Win32 socket.
   Reported by Petr Parýzek.
 - Fix unit identifier not copied by the TCP server.
@@ -425,6 +425,19 @@ modbus_t* modbus_new_tcp(const char *ip, int port)
     modbus_t *ctx;
     modbus_tcp_t *ctx_tcp;
  
+#if defined(OS_BSD)
+    /* MSG_NOSIGNAL is unsupported on *BSD so we install an ignore
+       handler for SIGPIPE. */
+    struct sigaction sa;
+
+    sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+    if (sigaction(SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL) < 0) {
+        /* The debug flag can't be set here... */
+        fprintf(stderr, "Coud not install SIGPIPE handler.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+#endif
+
     ctx = (modbus_t *) malloc(sizeof(modbus_t));
     _modbus_init_common(ctx);