memory monitoring within perl code

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello monks,

What's the easiest/most efficient perl module to use that can help me monitor the virtual/resident memory usage from within my perl program (without making system calls to "ps" for instance)?

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Re: memory monitoring within perl code by almut (Canon) on Apr 09, 2010 at 17:43 UTC
GTop would be one option.	[reply]
Re^2: memory monitoring within perl code by Anonymous Monk on Apr 09, 2010 at 19:19 UTC
Awesome, thanks! Exactly what I am looking for.	[reply]

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