Re: [cgiapp] Re: Testing CGI::Application with HTTP::Server::Simple(::CGI)

[Shawn Sorichetti <suppressed>]

On Jul 1, 2005, at 10:43 AM, Cees Hek wrote:

> On 7/1/05, Mark Stosberg <suppressed> wrote:
>
> > > # If something goes wrong, make sure to stop the HTTP server.
> > > sub cleanup { kill(9,$pid) }
> > > $SIG{__DIE__}=\&cleanup;
> >
> > Would it be better to put this in an END block? I'm not sure if this
> > signal gets thrown at a normal exit. I use END blocks in test scripts
> > for stuff like this and they work well.
>
> Also, is a kill 9 really necesary?  It seems a little overkill (pun
> intended :D).  kill 9 should only be done as a last resort if the
> process will not die on it's own.

Generally yes I do stay away from a 9. Weapon of last resort. I  
started using the 9 when I writing the CGI tests for  
HTTP::Server::Simple. As with the developers before me there were  
rare occasions when it was required, and rather than accidently  
leaving a process running from a test, it was safer to brute force it  
to die and be sure. I made this decision for my tests. YMMV.

-Shawn

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Shawn Sorichetti


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