SKIP: {
   skip $num_tests, "Wasn't able to start the 'foo' daemon" if (
      try_start('/bin/foo') or wait_for('Please start foo', '5m');
   );

   # ... the tests that depend on foo
}

##</code><code>##

eval {
   try_start('/bin/foo') or wait_for('Please start foo', '5m');
   die "Unable to find a running foo" unless is_running('/bin/foo');
};
if ($@) {
   BAIL_OUT($@);
}