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The Sys::AlarmCall has had its documentation updated to pod
format. The current version, 1.1, is now available at

ftp://ftp.icnet.uk/icrf-public/biu/perlmods/AlarmCall-1.1.tar.gz

Sys::AlarmCall is a package to handle the logic in timing out calls
with alarm() and an ALRM handler, allowing nested calls as well.

Timed out calls become straightforward function calls, e.g.

    $result = func1(@args1);
    @result = func2(@args2);

are changed to timed out calls with

    use Sys::AlarmCall;
    $result = alarm_call($timeout1,$func1,@args1);
    @result = alarm_call($timeout2,$func2,@args2);


The Sys::AlarmCall module is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
-- 
       Jack               js@biu.icnet.uk
                         
If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
                -- Maslow