Since I am already going to have to have the dreaded:

elsif ( $os =~ /OpenVMS/ ) {# Do something VMS style}

I am open to doing things completely vms-style for VMS; I suppose that since Perl is written on Unix and ported to VMS, that none of the mailbox api, nor nonblocking_lock/callback stuff is exposed.

I will have to sniff around for pre-compiled Modules/libs, if you happen to have any mods in-mind, let me know. I will hit google for them with or without response. If no pre-compiled available, I'll have to look into Compaq C compiler acquistion (big-$$$).

Do you happen to know if mailbox/nonblocking_lock->callback stuff is available via DCL? If so, will see if one of my more VMS savvy co-workers can help me put some stuff together for call-out/cheap-exposure-to-perl.

Comments: Don't trust threaded perl yet + have a bunch of legacy multi-proc code; Don't think I can do non-blocking select on pipes with VMS, so the magic open is a no-go.

Thanks for your kind/timely response. --adam

In reply to Re: Re: fork() emulation hack for OpenVMS by agarsha
in thread fork() emulation hack for OpenVMS by agarsha

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