On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 08:22:09PM -0400, Jim wrote:
>> [problem killing grandchildren when perl script runs from shell
>> script]
> your right the code is standard, I usually don't run perl scripts from shell
> scripts except for cron jobs. I will take a look at some of my similar
> scripts and s
> Yes, I have the Perl Cookbook. I think I've read and tried all the
> relevant recipes from there, but I'm still unable to kill
> grandchildren
> when the child's output is redirected to /dev/null and the
> parent is run
> from a shell script.
>
> Here's the basic code simplified a bit for illus
On Tue, Aug 17, 2004 at 05:38:53PM -0400, Jim wrote:
> > My perl script forks and the child is subsequently replaced by another
> > (non-Perl) program with exec(). That child has its own subprocess.
> >
> > In response to certain events, the parent tries to kill the child (and
> > its children).
>
> My perl script forks and the child is subsequently replaced by another
> (non-Perl) program with exec(). That child has its own subprocess.
>
> In response to certain events, the parent tries to kill the child (and
> its children).
>
> Currently, my method for doing this is:
>
> local $SIG{HU
I'm not sure if beginners is the most appropriate place for this
question; if not, please suggest another list.
My perl script forks and the child is subsequently replaced by another
(non-Perl) program with exec(). That child has its own subprocess.
In response to certain events, the parent
