Re^2: How would I add a pause b/t forks in my $pid = $pm->start and next;

I'd never seen Proc::Queue before and I must say it's pretty shocking. As though fork/wait/waitpid weren't complex enough it adds another layer of complexity on top of that! I can't imagine why anyone would use this instead of Paralell::ForkManager. Just looking at this code (from the synopsis) makes my teeth hurt:


   1 while waitpid(-1, WNOHANG)>0; # reaps childs
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-sam

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Re^3: How would I add a pause b/t forks in my $pid = $pm->start and next; by salva (Canon) on Oct 28, 2005 at 08:03 UTC
As though fork/wait/waitpid weren't complex enough it adds another layer of complexity on top of that Well, not really, Proc::Queue is completelly transparent, `use` it at the beginning of your script and then call fork, exit, etc. as ever.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: How would I add a pause b/t forks in my $pid = $pm->start and next; by samtregar (Abbot) on Oct 28, 2005 at 17:54 UTC
Sure, but I don't want to fork/waitpid/wait as usual! That stuff is way too complicated to get right most of the time. That's why Parallel::ForkManager is a better solution, it hides the complexity of forking beneath a clear and consistent API. -sam	[reply]