It turns out I was wrong about the problem jacana has been having with the pg_ctl tests hanging. The problem was not the use of select as a timeout mechanism, although I think the change to using Time::Hires::usleep() is correct and shouldn't be reverted.
The problem is command_like's use of redirection to strings. Why this should be a problem for this particular use is a matter of speculation. I suspect it's to do with the fact that in this instance pg_ctl is leaving behind some child processes (i.e. postmaster and children) after it exits, and so on this particular path IPC::Run isn't detecting the exit properly. The workaround I have found to work is to redirect command_like's output instead to a couple of files and then slurp in those files and delete them. A bit hacky, I know, so I'm open to other suggestions. cheers andrew -- Andrew Dunstan https://www.2ndQuadrant.com PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
