-------- test code --------
java.nio.channels.Pipe pipe = Pipe.open();
Pipe.SourceChannel sourcechannel = pipe.source();
Pipe.SinkChannel sinkchannel = pipe.sink();
byte[] data = {} ;
ByteBuffer dstBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(data.length) ;
int bytesWritten = sinkchannel.write(ByteBuffer.wrap(data));
System.out.println("bytesWritten:" + bytesWritten);
int bytesRead = sourcechannel.read(dstBuffer);
System.out.println("bytesRead:" + bytesRead);

// PipeChannel:LoopBackTest01()
----------- results --------
bytesWritten:0
bytesRead:-1
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This is incosisitent with the spec. ReadableByteChannel.read:
"It is guaranteed, however, that unless a channel is in non-blocking mode an invocation of this method will block until at least one byte can be read."


Merlin Beta build B-74.

Fails on Solaris, Linux, Windows NT.
This call however blocks on Windows 2000.