.Va EV_PERSIST .
.Pp
It is possible to disable support for
-.Va kqueue
+.Va epoll , kqueue , poll
+or
+.Va select
by setting the environment variable
-.Va EVENT_NOKQUEUE .
+.Va EVENT_NOEPOLL , EVENT_NOKQUEUE , EVENT_NOPOLL
+or
+.Va EVENT_NOSELECT .
+By setting the environment variable
+.Va EVENT_SHOW_METHOD ,
+.Nm libevent
+displays the kernel notification method that it uses.
.Pp
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion