note BrowserUk <blockquote><i>Why wasn't the %INC handler called?</i></blockquote> <p>What the heck is an <i>" %INC handler"</i>? <p>Update: assuming you mean %SIG handler; I think this demonstrates that the Perl Windows sig emulation has code to prevent a process from attempting to signal itself:<code> C:\test>start /b perl -E"say $$; sleep 10000" C:\test>192904 C:\test>perl -E"kill 21, 192904 or die $^E" Terminating on signal SIGBREAK(21) C:\test>perl -E"kill 21, $$ or say $^E; say 'ending';" The parameter is incorrect ending </code> <P>It doesn't make a great deal of sense to signal yourself to invoke a subroutine when you can just:<code> C:\test>perl -wE"$SIG{BREAK}=sub{ say 'BREAKing' }; &{$SIG{BREAK}}; say 'ending'; " BREAKing ending </code> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. </div> </font> </div></div> 1010891 1010891