--- ForkBlock.pm~ Wed Dec 24 20:18:01 2008 +++ ForkBlock.pm Wed Dec 24 21:02:50 2008 @@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ my $parent=$params{"parent"}; my $child =$params{"child"} ; my $error =$params{"error"} ; + + croak "No Child defined" unless $child; + croak "No Parent defined" unless $parent; local $!; #### --- ForkBlock.pm~ Wed Dec 24 21:02:50 2008 +++ ForkBlock.pm Wed Dec 24 21:14:35 2008 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ FORK_IT: { if($CHILD_PID=fork()) { #i'm the parent - &$parent; + &$parent($CHILD_PID); } elsif(defined($CHILD_PID)) { #i'm the child #### Fork { Parent \&manager, Child \&worker }; #### --- ForkBlock.pm~ Wed Dec 24 21:14:35 2008 +++ ForkBlock.pm Thu Dec 25 02:08:18 2008 @@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ #private--implements the actual forking sub phork { my %params=%{shift()}; - - my $parent=$params{"parent"}; - my $child =$params{"child"} ; - my $error =$params{"error"} ; + + my $parent=$params{parent}|| $params{Parent}; + my $child =$params{child} || $params{Child}; + my $error =$params{error} || $params{Error}; croak "No Child defined" unless $child; croak "No Parent defined" unless $parent; #### Fork { Parent=>sub{ ... }, #The comma's important here. Child =>sub{ ... } };