Google is your friend:
http://www.google.com/search?q=dbi+oracle+alarm+signal
eg
http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg13194.html
Tim.
On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 10:32:27AM -0800, Josh Wilmes wrote:
>
> .. so what now? :)
>
> If this is an issue in the oracle libraries, is there a version that is
> known to work on solaris?
>
> --Josh
>
> At 9:17 on 11/21/2002 GMT, Tim Bunce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > ----- Forwarded message from Josh Wilmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
> >
> > Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: DBD::Oracle / alarm() problem
> > From: Josh Wilmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: Josh Wilmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:40:53 -0800
> >
> >
> > Tim,
> >
> > I appear to be experiencing the problem described at
> >
> > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg13194.html
> > and
> > http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=93he36%24egc%241%40nnrp1.deja.com
> >
> > This script demonstrates the issue:
> >
> > ----
> > #!/usr/SD/perl/bin/perl
> >
> > #use DBD::Oracle;
> > use DBI;
> >
> > $SIG{ALRM} = sub { print "Caught alarm\n"; };
> >
> > alarm (2);
> > $dbh = DBI->connect('dbi:Oracle:eman', 'eman', 'eman');
> > alarm (0);
> >
> > sleep(5);
> > print "Success\n";
> >
> > ----
> >
> > If the "use DBD::Oracle" line is uncommented, the script succeeds. If
> > commented out, it fails, and the $SIG{ALRM} handler doesn't work either-
> > it just prints "Alarm Clock" and exits.
> >
> > It appears that the oracle libraries are monkeying with the signal
> > handlers?
> >
> > Here are my versions:
> >
> > Solaris 8
> > Perl 5.6.1
> > DBI 1.30
> > DBD::Oracle 1.12
> > net8 8.1.7.0.0
> >
> >
> > I'm not really happy with the "use DBD::Oracle" workaround at this point-
> > i'd hate to miss some script somewhere while trying to add it.
> >
> > If there's a way to fix this in DBD, i'd prefer that, certainly.
> >
> > If there's any additional testing I can do to narrow down the issue, please
> > let me know.
> >
> > --Josh
> >
> > --
> > Josh Wilmes - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- End forwarded message -----
> >
>
>
