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Proc::Command - backtick that does not use the shell for Perl under Windows

Revision: C

Version: 0.04

Date: 2003/07/27

Prepared for: General Public

Prepared by: SoftwareDiamonds.com E<lt>[email protected]<gt>

Copyright: copyright � 2003 Software Diamonds

Classification: NONE

1.0 SCOPE
This paragraph identifies and provides an overview of the released
files.

1.1 Identification
This release, identified in 3.2, is a collection of Perl modules that
extend the capabilities of the Perl language.

1.2 System overview
The "Proc::Command" module extends the Perl language (the system).

Some Perls under Microsoft windows suffers disabilities over Unix Perls.
One particular disability is a backtick without the console. Altough the
Microsoft console, may be started without a window (start command with
/b option or spawn program call), the Perl system command on windows
usually create a window. Creating a window causes immense user interface
problem since it will randomly pop-up and take focus over the current
window, erasing current entries into that window. Solutions such as
"Proc::SafePipe" do not run on Perls for Window.

This module provides an answer by using the "open" command with a pipe
to provide a backtick without a console that will run under Perls on
Microsoft Windows.

1.3 Document overview.
This document releases Proc::Command version 0.04 providing a
description of the inventory, installation instructions and other
information necessary to utilize and track this release.

3.0 VERSION DESCRIPTION
All file specifications in this SVD use the Unix operating system file
specification.

3.1 Inventory of materials released.
This document releases the file found at the following repository(s):

http://www.softwarediamonds/packages/Proc-Command-0.04
http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/S/SO/SOFTDIA/Proc-Command-0.04

Restrictions regarding duplication and license provisions are as
follows:

Copyright.
copyright � 2003 Software Diamonds

Copyright holder contact.
603 882-0846 E<lt>[email protected]<gt>

License.
Software Diamonds permits the redistribution and use in source and
binary forms, with or without modification, provided that the
following conditions are met:

1 Redistributions of source code, modified or unmodified must
retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and
the following disclaimer.

2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
with the distribution.

SOFTWARE DIAMONDS, http://www.SoftwareDiamonds.com, PROVIDES THIS
SOFTWARE 'AS IS' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
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ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGE.

3.2 Inventory of software contents
The content of the released, compressed, archieve file, consists of the
following files:

file version date comment
------------------------------------------------------------ ------- ---------- ------------------------
lib/Docs/Site_SVD/Proc_Command.pm 0.04 2003/07/27 revised 0.03
MANIFEST 0.04 2003/07/27 generated, replaces 0.03
Makefile.PL 0.04 2003/07/27 generated, replaces 0.03
README 0.04 2003/07/27 generated, replaces 0.03
lib/Proc/Command.pm 1.05 2003/07/27 revised 1.04
t/Proc/Command.d 0.02 2003/07/27 revised 0.01
t/Proc/Command.pm 0.01 2003/07/14 unchanged
t/Proc/Command.t 0.02 2003/07/27 revised 0.01
tlib/File/Package.pm 1.11 2003/07/27 new
tlib/Test/Tech.pm 1.11 2003/07/27 new

3.3 Changes
Changes are as follows:

Proc-Command-0.01
Originated

Proc-Command-0.02
Added a statement to support the VSM platform

$command = "MCR $command" if $^O eq 'VMS';

Proc-Command-0.03
Added a 1 at the end of the code section. Unix Perls very strict on
this one.

Proc-Command-0.04
Change the test so that test support program modules resides in
distribution directory tlib directory instead of the lib directory.
Because they are no longer in the lib directory, test support files
will not be installed as a pre-condition for the test of this
module. The test of this module will precede immediately. The test
support files in the tlib directory will vanish after the
installtion.

3.4 Adaptation data.
This installation requires that the installation site has the Perl
programming language installed. There are no other additional
requirements or tailoring needed of configurations files, adaptation
data or other software needed for this installation particular to any
installation site.

3.5 Related documents.
There are no related documents needed for the installation and test of
this release.

3.6 Installation instructions.
Instructions for installation, installation tests and installation
support are as follows:

Installation Instructions.
To installed the release file, use the CPAN module in the Perl
release or the INSTALL.PL script at the following web site:

http://packages.SoftwareDiamonds.com

Follow the instructions for the the chosen installation software.

The distribution file is at the following respositories:

http://www.softwarediamonds/packages/Proc-Command-0.04
http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/authors/id/S/SO/SOFTDIA/Proc-Command-0.04

Prerequistes.
None.

Security, privacy, or safety precautions.
None.

Installation Tests.
Most Perl installation software will run the following test
script(s) as part of the installation:

t/Proc/Command.t

Installation support.
If there are installation problems or questions with the
installation contact

603 882-0846 E<lt>[email protected]<gt>

3.7 Possible problems and known errors
There is still much work needed to ensure the quality of this module as
follows:

* State the functional requirements for each method including not only
the GO paths but also what to expect for the NOGO paths

* All the tests are GO path tests. Should add NOGO tests.

* Add the requirements addressed as *# R: * comment to the tests

* Write a program to build a matrix to trace test step to the
requirements and vice versa by parsing the *# R: * comments.
Automatically insert the matrix in the Test::TestUtil POD.

4.0 NOTES
The following are useful acronyms:

.d extension for a Perl demo script file

.pm extension for a Perl Library Module

.t extension for a Perl test script file

2.0 SEE ALSO
Proc::Command
Docs::US_DOD::SVD