G'day Wiggins,

This book was printed about 16 years ago and, as such, is now rather dated. Perl 5.4 was the current version around that time (see perlhist for specifics).

I had a quick scan through Chapter 13 (I assume that's what you're referring to) but neither g-pkg nor #New Server ... leapt out at me. Could you reference their page numbers and also give some indication of what you're having trouble understanding.

I did find the code for set_event_handler() (page 214). Most of the examples of its usage (e.g. connect(), disconnect(), send_later()) do not have a package name as the first argument. However, on page 205, you will find the call: 

Msg->set_event_handler(\*STDIN, "read" => \&kbd_input);

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I'm not sure if that helps. Again, some indication of what you're having trouble understanding would help in providing a better answer.

-- Ken

In reply to Re: Msg.pm + UDP by kcott
in thread Msg.pm + UDP by Wiggins

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