...do extra or better than other IPC modules?

The impetus/reasons are usually listed in the documentation, otherwise there is no real way to know :) other than to compare interfaces , and then a code review

Usually, IPC modules tend to also work on Win32/Windows ... while Proc:: modules generally don't work on win32 ... almost all fork/forking/forkness idioms of unix/linux don't apply to win32 because win32 doesn't have fork perl emulates it, poorly, so IPC:... need win32 specific loops ... complicates the codebase, and sometimes limits the interface

Also, Proc-Simple first released 05/22/96 which was before perl 5.003 -- Proc-Simple should live :D

Is there any difference between controlling background processes and simple foreground proceses?

foreground/background is a user gui/shell perspective , the process is exactly the same

when you start a process from a shell, its in the foreground, it blocks the shell from accepting any new commands

unless the process is started in the background, or you put it into the background via shell command (IIRC ctr+b? ), then the shell will accept new commands and start new processes while the now backgrounded process is still running

In reply to Re: Process Management in Perl by Proc::Simple by Anonymous Monk
in thread Process Management in Perl by Proc::Simple by prat7434

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