Re^9: Using STDIN after exec() with ActiveState Perl

If I use system then I will end up with tons of perl processes (one for each DLL change).

You're already going to get that if you try to use exec -- so do you want STDIN to work or what?

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Re^10: Using STDIN after exec() with ActiveState Perl by Yaribz (Beadle) on Jun 21, 2015 at 20:54 UTC
No, when I use exec I always have only one perl process running at the same time. If I use system, I end up with several processes running at the same time (+1 each time I run `system $^X, $0`).	[reply] [d/l]
Re^11: Using STDIN after exec() with ActiveState Perl by Anonymous Monk on Jun 21, 2015 at 21:06 UTC
Yeah thats true, but the point remains, if you want STDIN to work, don't use exec	[reply]
Re^12: Using STDIN after exec() with ActiveState Perl by Yaribz (Beadle) on Jun 21, 2015 at 21:08 UTC
Indeed, that's what I realized with my problem already, but I was just hoping someone would have found a workaround for this ActiveState perl specific problem.	[reply]