Re: IPC::Run and start(); pump(); finish()

If you can pursuade IPC::Run to give you the pid of the process, then you could use kill 0, pid; as part of your pump loop to check if the process is still running.

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Re^2: IPC::Run and start(); pump(); finish() by Anonymous Monk on Nov 10, 2005 at 20:58 UTC
good idea..now i just need to figure out HOW to get the proc id from it. ive already fired off an email to the module's author :)	[reply]
Re^3: IPC::Run and start(); pump(); finish() by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 10, 2005 at 21:43 UTC
A quick deco at the source on cpan suggests that this is a hash-based class(ish) thing. The first thing I would try is dumping the object return by your call to start() using Data::Dumper and look for something obvious, like a key called PID. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal? "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]