Jeff Pang schreef:
> for (my $i=0;$i<2;++$i) {
Alternative:
for my $i (0 .. 1) {
> my $pid = open CHILD,"|-";
One should always check the return value of open().
> select CHILD;$|++;select STDOUT;
Alternative:
select((select(CHILD),$|=1)[0]);
(from perldoc -q flush)
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On 10/19/06, Helliwell, Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I would like the parent to continue independently of the child.
It sounds as if you want to use the double-fork trick. The first fork
produces a child process; this child forks a grandchild process, then
quits. The grandchild process does
-Original Message-
From: Jeff Pang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:10 AM
To: Helliwell, Kim; beginners@perl.org
Subject: Re: Non-blocking child process
Hello,
I changed your codes like below:
use strict;
for (my $i=0;$i<2;++$i) {
>I'm not even sure the title is the appropriate terminology. What I am
>trying to do is fork a process that receives data from the parent, but,
>once the data is received, the parent can go on and do whatever it wants
>(and likewise the child). How do I arrange for the child process to be
>detach
