- Original Message -
From: Chris Rodriguez
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for($number = 1; $number < 5; $number +=1) {
$ProgramName = "infinite" . $number . ".pl";
eval {
local $SIG{ALRM} = sub { die "$ProgramName timed out\n" };
alarm 9;
require $ProgramName or die "Require failed\n";
ala
I wonder if it's possible to kill a thread in the Win32 implementation
of Perl?
Chris Wagner wrote:
> I would start by executing the sub program in a seperate thread. That way
> the main thread can keep an eye on it and decide if it's run too long and
> then do something about it. Another way t
Chris Rodriguez wrote:
>
> If the alarm function now works on Windows, why doesn't this code give
> me the results I expect? Might it matter than I'm using Windows ME?
> What about my version of PERL? It's the one from the CD that came with
> that book. 5.6 I think - I can check if it matte
Thanks everyone for the responses. They're a little over my head though. I
was referred to this list by someone on the PERL beginners list-serve, since
my problem is Windows related. But from what I can tell, this list doesn't
seem to be very beginner-oriented. :) And honestly, the cont
