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Ed Peschko <Ed_Peschko@csgsystems.com> wrote
> I'd like to wait for a given process, but no longer than x number of seconds.
> So, why doesn't:
>
> local($SIG{ALRM}) = sub { };
> alarm(100);
> my $pid = wait;
>
> print STDERR "GOT $pid in a max of 100 secs intervening!!!!\n";
Because you haven't written it right. Follow the instructions
in the FAQ, i.e. make the $SIG{ALRM} do a die() and wrap it all in
an eval {}.
Mike Guy
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