For simplicity, does it get much easier? Just supply the name of the directory containing the files and you're off. ^C to end it.

#! perl -slw use strict; use threads; use threads::shared; use File::Tail; my $quit :shared = 0; $SIG{ INT } = sub{ $quit = 1; warn 'Quiting'; }; sub thread { my $tid = threads->self->tid; my $name = shift; my $file = File::Tail->new( $name ); while( not $quit and defined( my $line = $file->read ) ) { print "$tid ($name) '$line'"; } } $_->join for map{ threads->create( \&thread, $_ ) } glob $ARGV[ 0 ];

For stability, make sure you use the latest version of Perl (5.8.8), threads, and threads::shared.

If you test your solution and are happy with it before you put it into production, then it should be stable. As with pretty much any feature of perl, it is possible you will encounter a bug once in production, but if you've stayed within the limitations of the features you use, and tested thoroughly, you'd be unlucky to do so.


Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
"Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."

In reply to Re: Stability of threads in perl 5.8? by BrowserUk
in thread Stability of threads in perl 5.8? by bowei_99

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":



  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.