my $buildcmd    = "/path/to/foo/binary";   
my @buildcmd;
push @buildcmd, "-p";
push @buildcmd, "$workpath";
push @buildcmd, "-P";
push @buildcmd, "$workpath";
push @buildcmd, "-H";
push @buildcmd, "$pl_url";

$maxd < 3 ? $maxd : $maxd=2;
push @buildcmd, "--maxdepth=$maxd";

push @buildcmd, "--bpp=$bpp" if ($bpp);
push @buildcmd, "--$compr-compression" if ($compr);
push @buildcmd, "-N";
push @buildcmd, "$title";
push @buildcmd, "-V3";
push @buildcmd, "-f";
push @buildcmd, "$workpath/$md5file";

system($buildcmd, @buildcmd); 

if (stat("$workpath/$md5file.pdb")) {
        my $buildfile   = stat("$workpath/$md5file.pdb") or die $?;
        $buildsize      = $buildfile->size;
        $success        = 1;
} else {
        print_error_message();
}