Re^2: Using Perl Threads with Expect.pm

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Re^3: Using Perl Threads with Expect.pm by vishi (Beadle) on Feb 17, 2011 at 13:55 UTC
According to : http://search.cpan.org/~rgiersig/Expect-1.21/Expect.pod#Is_it_possible_to_use_threads_with_Expect? Is it possible to use threads with Expect? Basically yes, with one restriction: you must spawn() your programs in the main thread and then pass the Expect objects to the handling threads. If I don't do this, or call create an Expect object in the main thread, the remote session is 'blocked', unless I pass the expect object to the thread subroutine...	[reply]
Re^3: Using Perl Threads with Expect.pm by bart (Canon) on Feb 17, 2011 at 19:33 UTC
You misunderstand me. What I tried to say was not "Why threads?" but "Why 2 child threads, B and C?", thus: why are B and C 2 different threads instead of just one?	[reply]
Re^4: Using Perl Threads with Expect.pm by vishi (Beadle) on Feb 17, 2011 at 20:22 UTC
Oh that! Well, ThreadB is doing stuff on a different server than ThreadC... so I need 2 threads to work across 2 machines.	[reply]
Re^5: Using Perl Threads with Expect.pm by fidesachates (Monk) on Feb 17, 2011 at 21:15 UTC
Yes but bart's point still stands. Why can't you use one thread to connect to machine b, then connect to machine c. Rinse and repeat. Expect doesn't require you to connect to only one machine per thread does it?	[reply]
Re^6: Using Perl Threads with Expect.pm by Anonymous Monk on Feb 25, 2011 at 03:41 UTC