Re^2: No garbage collection for my-variables (exec code)

Hmm, that FAQ answer could do with some code:

exec( $^X, $0, @ARGV )
    or die "Can't execute self so killing self: $!\n";
[download]

Comment on Re^2: No garbage collection for my-variables (exec code) Download Code

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^3: No garbage collection for my-variables (exec code) by repellent (Priest) on Sep 16, 2008 at 04:38 UTC
Nice! Also remember: don't `shift` your `@ARGV` ;-) But seriously, wouldn't it be more involved since we need to consider saving the program "state" and resume it somehow?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: No garbage collection for my-variables (exec code) by tye (Sage) on Sep 16, 2008 at 04:42 UTC
But seriously, wouldn't it be more involved since we need to consider saving the program "state" and resume it somehow? Not always. In fact, quite often, if you do the exec when you aren't in the middle of something, that is all the code you need. Servers usually process transactions and it is usually a bad idea to have your stuff break because critical data is stored nowhere other than the memory of some service. - tye	[reply]