At 09:35 +0000 9/8/03, slaven@rezic.de wrote: >require IO::Pipe; >my $pipe = IO::Pipe->new->reader($^X, "-V:ccflags"); >my $ccflags = <$pipe>; >$pipe->close; Is this a new, improved idiom for open $handle, "program |" ? How will this run on let's say, 5.6.0 or 5.00503 ? But I guess this question is moot as I don't run anything if < 5.8.1. So is this the new "best" way to do this? Some days I learn more than 1 thing ;-) LizThread Previous