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Subject: Sys::AlarmCall module
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Date: 28 Jul 1995 14:07:18 GMT
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The Sys::AlarmCall has had its documentation updated to pod
format. The current version, 1.1, is now available at
ftp://ftp.icnet.uk/icrf-public/biu/perlmods/AlarmCall-1.1.tar.gz
Sys::AlarmCall is a package to handle the logic in timing out calls
with alarm() and an ALRM handler, allowing nested calls as well.
Timed out calls become straightforward function calls, e.g.
$result = func1(@args1);
@result = func2(@args2);
are changed to timed out calls with
use Sys::AlarmCall;
$result = alarm_call($timeout1,$func1,@args1);
@result = alarm_call($timeout2,$func2,@args2);
The Sys::AlarmCall module is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
--
Jack
[email protected]
If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
-- Maslow
