in reply to lexical variables and signal handlers

Use a global pointer:

$SIG{INT} = sub { die "borked on $$ptr"; };

alarm(1);

while(1) {
  my $var = "wibble";
  $ptr = \$var;
}

alarm(0);

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Re: Re: lexical variables and signal handlers
by !unlike (Beadle) on May 27, 2003 at 14:49 UTC

    Nice idea, cheers

    !unlike

    I write my Perl code like how I like my sex: fast and dirty. ;)

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