Re: How to use alarm?

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Re^2: How to use alarm? by broomduster (Priest) on Jul 25, 2008 at 23:03 UTC
It's because that example is using `die` (vs. `print`) and the way `die` needs `\n` to avoid printing `$!` (which will affect the comparison against that `die` message later in that example). The OPs problem is just buffering. Either `$\| = 1; $SIG{ALRM} = sub {print "checking"};` [download] or `$SIG{ALRM} = sub {print "checking\n"};` [download] fixes his problem.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: How to use alarm? by Fletch (Bishop) on Jul 26, 2008 at 03:06 UTC
A last argument to die ending in something other than `\n` prints the file and line where the die was called, not $!.</pedant> The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: How to use alarm? by friedo (Prior) on Jul 26, 2008 at 03:26 UTC
<pedant>You forgot to open your pedant tag.</pedant>	[reply]
Re^5: How to use alarm? by blazar (Canon) on Jul 26, 2008 at 08:13 UTC
Re^6: How to use alarm? by Anonymous Monk on Jul 26, 2008 at 10:02 UTC
Re^4: How to use alarm? by bart (Canon) on Jul 27, 2008 at 08:05 UTC
I wouldn't call that pedantry: thinking the die message includes the value of $! by default is a serious misunderstanding of die, in disagreement of the "best practice" to include $! in the error message yourself.	[reply]
Re^4: How to use alarm? by broomduster (Priest) on Jul 26, 2008 at 09:51 UTC
<mea_culpa> Indeed. Shoulda re-read the doc before punching 'create'. </mea_culpa> Long week.	[reply]