Re: Re: multiple fork()

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Re (tilly) 3: multiple fork() by tilly (Archbishop) on Apr 16, 2001 at 21:07 UTC
The comment about a "separate process" makes me think that it is using fork. (Which is certainly how I would write it.) So you should not need to recompile, but you may have some problems on Windows. (Try it.) UPDATE Follow Dominus' link above for the Perl module under discussion...	[reply]
Re: Re (tilly) 3: multiple fork() by Galen (Beadle) on Apr 16, 2001 at 21:20 UTC
I don't need to worry about Windows, since it's all running on a solaris box. However, my "Network Programming with Perl" book says that the async function is used to create a thread object. Perhaps there is a separate perl module called Async as well. Hmm.. dunno. I'll look around.	[reply]
Re: multiple fork() by Dominus (Parson) on Apr 16, 2001 at 22:50 UTC
Says Galen: <blcokquote> Perhaps there is a separate perl module called Async as well. Hmm.. dunno. I'll look around. If you would follow the link in my reply, you would not have to 'look around'. Here it is again: CLICK HERE FOR THE PERL ASYNC MODULE WHICH USES FORK() TO RUN CODE ASYNCHRONOUSLY WHICH WAS WHAT YOU WERE ASKING HOW TO DO. Happy Bicycle Day! -- Mark Dominus Perl Paraphernalia	[reply]
Re: Re: multiple fork() by Galen (Beadle) on Apr 16, 2001 at 22:54 UTC
Re: multiple fork() by Dominus (Parson) on Apr 16, 2001 at 22:46 UTC
Says Galen: Don't I have to recompile my perl binary to support threading in order to use Async? No; `Async` uses `fork`, which I believe is what you were asking for. Happy Bicycle Day! -- Mark Dominus Perl Paraphernalia	[reply]