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// This file must be used under the terms of the CeCILL.
// This source file is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
// you should have received as part of this distribution.  The terms
// are also available at
// http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence_CeCILL_V2-en.txt
// Organization: FOSSEE, IIT Bombay
// Email: toolbox@scilab.in

function bytes = RPI_SerialDataAvail(fd)
// Function to get number of data bytes available on serial port specified by
// file descriptor
// Calling Sequence
//	   RPI_SerialDataAvail(fd)
//
// Parameters
//	   fd : file descriptor for already opened serial port
// Description
//     This functions returns number of characters available to read, 
//	   otherwise reads -1 in case of error. This function can be used to check
//	   new data is available on serial port
// Examples
//	    serial = RPI_SerialOpen("/dev/ttyAMA0", 9600);
//		charsToRead = RPI_SerialDataAvail(serial); 
// See also
//     RPI_SerialOpen	RPI_SerialGetChar
//
//
// Authors
//     Siddhesh Wani
// -----------------------------------------------------------------

// This is curretly dummy function. It provides no functionality but is required 
// for providing support for generating C code for RPi.

bytes = 0;

endfunction