Script priority

b888 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Grettings.

Is there any way to change perl script priority in run-time in the same way as linux system "nice" does?

Update

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Re: Script priority by Prior Nacre V (Hermit) on Oct 12, 2004 at 08:44 UTC
Yes, see setpriority. Regards, PN5	[reply]
Re^2: Script priority by Jasper (Chaplain) on Oct 12, 2004 at 11:05 UTC
This may help me. I have a process that sometimes takes a while to run. If I `setpriority` on each iteration, can I reallocate the original resources? I'm not even sure that dwindling resources are the cause of my problem, but this is something to try out. Teach me to RTM.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Script priority by Prior Nacre V (Hermit) on Oct 12, 2004 at 11:53 UTC
Please provide some sample code indicating what you are iterating over, where you were thinking of changing the priority and what sort of resources you wish to reallocate. Any additional information, such as where bottlenecks are (or appear to be) occurring would also be useful. Regards, PN5	[reply]
Re: Script priority by Hena (Friar) on Oct 12, 2004 at 07:48 UTC
Um, perl script is a process just like any other. In linux use can use 'renice' command to change them while running. In windows check out the system monitor (or some name like that, can't remember), it might help.	[reply]