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| 255 | =head1 CONCEPTS |
255 | =head1 CONCEPTS |
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256 | |
| 257 | This module can create new processes either by executing a new perl |
257 | This module can create new processes either by executing a new perl |
| 258 | process, or by forking from an existing "template" process. |
258 | process, or by forking from an existing "template" process. |
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260 | All these processes are called "child processes" (whether they are direct |
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261 | children or not), while the process that manages them is called the |
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262 | "parent process". |
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263 | |
| 260 | Each such process comes with its own file handle that can be used to |
264 | Each such process comes with its own file handle that can be used to |
| 261 | communicate with it (it's actually a socket - one end in the new process, |
265 | communicate with it (it's actually a socket - one end in the new process, |
| 262 | one end in the main process), and among the things you can do in it are |
266 | one end in the main process), and among the things you can do in it are |
| 263 | load modules, fork new processes, send file handles to it, and execute |
267 | load modules, fork new processes, send file handles to it, and execute |
| 264 | functions. |
268 | functions. |
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| 373 | use AnyEvent; |
377 | use AnyEvent; |
| 374 | use AnyEvent::Util (); |
378 | use AnyEvent::Util (); |
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379 | |
| 376 | use IO::FDPass; |
380 | use IO::FDPass; |
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381 | |
| 378 | our $VERSION = 0.6; |
382 | our $VERSION = 0.7; |
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| 380 | # the early fork template process |
384 | # the early fork template process |
| 381 | our $EARLY; |
385 | our $EARLY; |
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386 | |
| 383 | # the empty template process |
387 | # the empty template process |
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| 906 | Cygwin perl is not supported at the moment due to some hilarious |
910 | Cygwin perl is not supported at the moment due to some hilarious |
| 907 | shortcomings of its API - see L<IO::FDPoll> for more details. |
911 | shortcomings of its API - see L<IO::FDPoll> for more details. |
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| 909 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
913 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
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914 | |
| 911 | L<AnyEvent::Fork::Early> (to avoid executing a perl interpreter), |
915 | L<AnyEvent::Fork::Early>, to avoid executing a perl interpreter at all |
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916 | (part of this distribution). |
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| 912 | L<AnyEvent::Fork::Template> (to create a process by forking the main |
918 | L<AnyEvent::Fork::Template>, to create a process by forking the main |
| 913 | program at a convenient time), L<AnyEvent::Fork::RPC> (for simple RPC to |
919 | program at a convenient time (part of this distribution). |
| 914 | child processes). |
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921 | L<AnyEvent::Fork::RPC>, for simple RPC to child processes (on CPAN). |
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| 916 | =head1 AUTHOR AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
923 | =head1 AUTHOR AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
| 917 | |
924 | |
| 918 | Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> |
925 | Marc Lehmann <schmorp@schmorp.de> |
| 919 | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/AnyEvent-Fork |
926 | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/AnyEvent-Fork |
