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On Apr 19, 2010, at 12:28 PM, (Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason) (via RT) wrote: > From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avar@cpan.org> > > --- > pod/perl5130delta.pod | 9 +++++++++ > 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/pod/perl5130delta.pod b/pod/perl5130delta.pod > index 93cd22e..a1a2d0e 100644 > --- a/pod/perl5130delta.pod > +++ b/pod/perl5130delta.pod > @@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ still be dispatched within the same statement as > they were previously - if > this is not the case, or it is possible to create uninterruptable > loops, this > is a bug, and reports are encouraged of how to recreate such issues. > > +=head2 Assignment to C<$0> sets the legacy process name with > C<prctl()> on Linux > + > +On Linux the legacy process name will be set with L<prctl(2)>, in > +addition to altering the POSIX name via C<argv[0]> as perl has done > +since version 4.000. Now system utilities that read the legacy > process > +name such as ps, top and killall will recognize the name you set when > +assigning to C<$0>. The string you supply will be cut off at 16 > bytes, > +this is a limitation imposed by Linux. This is a run-on sentence. Correct examples include: The string you supply will be cut off at 16 bytes, a limitation imposed by Linux. The string you supply will be cut off at 16 bytes; this is a limitation imposed by Linux. The string you supply will be cut off at 16 bytes. This is a limitation imposed by Linux. > + > =head1 New Platforms > > XXX List any platforms that this version of perl compiles on, that > previous Cheers, JoshThread Previous