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Changes for version 0.26

  • Bug fixes *****
  • Eliminated some warnings on platforms that do not implement all signals forks can monitor.
  • Added boolean hook $forks::DEFER_INIT_BEGIN_REQUIRE to allow external modules to override forks server functions if forks loaded in a BEGIN block.
  • Miscellaneous changes *****
  • Added some logic in CHLD reapers for better cross-platform stability.
  • Updated to ppport.h 3.12.

Modules

drop-in replacement for Perl threads using fork()
drop-in replacement for Perl threads::shared with forks()
signal management for forks
default class for tie-ing arrays to threads with forks
default class for tie-ing handles to threads with forks
default class for tie-ing hashes to threads with forks
default class for tie-ing scalars to threads with forks