ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE is returned (test $^E) by the Win32 API when writing to a pipe where the reader died.

Man, win32 sucks...:(

No, it is just different. A wise man once said to me: "All operating system stink, they just have different smells".

Signals are part of UNIX architechture. If you build an application which relies on a specific feature of an operating system then you cannot expect it to be portable. There are plenty of examples of Windows specific features that won't run on UNIX, but if you want portablity you have to avoid using them.

Win32 has a powerful event system which you might like to investigate. See Win32::Event. And no, it is not portable.

In reply to Re: I know that signal handling isn't working well on win32, but how bad is it? by cdarke
in thread I know that signal handling isn't working well on win32, but how bad is it? by AGhoulDoingPerl

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