> Instead of compiling a custom kernel, what is the best way (in Perl) to > get the list of current processes?
I was going to suggest the Proc::ProcessTable module, but it looks like it doesn't support OpenBSD, and looking at the code reveals it uses /proc in most other OS it works on. :-( > I have to scan the list every few seconds. A couple of years ago, I > tried executing an external "ps", but found that it sometimes "freezed". > I found the scanning of the "/proc" filesystem much more stable... Perhaps a buffering issue? Try setting $| to a true value, if you haven't already done that. -- Stephen Takacs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://perlguru.net/ 4149 FD56 D078 C988 9027 1EB4 04CC F80F 72CB 09DA
