I am trying to use the Proc::Simple module in one of my
scripts--this is my first use of this module and I am a novice Perl scriptor
so bear with me. I am using this function so that I can start a background
or detached process--ultimately an interactive detached process-- and still
return to the calling perl script and do other things without waiting for
the called process to end. Using backticks and system calls alone don't
seem to do the trick.
I downloaded and successfully installed the module from CPAN and
followed the synopsis approach just to get comfortable with how it works. I
am working on a WinNT v. 4 workstation running the Perl Resource Kit and
Perl v. 5..005. I get the following error when trying to run a background
shell process (I just tried a simple process "notepad" to start with):
The Unsupported function fork function is unimplemented at
C:\Perl\site\5.005\lib/Proc/Simple.pm line 188.
Use of uninitialized value at C:\Perl\site\5.005\lib/Proc/Simple.pm line
391.
Use of uninitialized value at C:\Perl\site\5.005\lib/Proc/Simple.pm line
391.
There was nothing in the documentation that said it wouldn't run
under 5.005 but it recommends 5.6.0. Since I'm running this old Resource
Kit, I want to be sure that I have to upgrade to Perl 5.6 (or 5.8) for this
module before I do all that.
Does anyone have any experience with this module? am I missing some
other dependent module(s) that is causing fork to fail? Thanks
Jeff Smith
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