Project Summary
Calling Perl's in-built system() command is easy, but capturing and interpreting errors from it can be very hard indeed!
IPC::System::Simple aims to make capturing and processing errors from system() and backticks as easy as possible, with excellent diagnostics provided on failure, and no external dependencies.
IPC::System::Simple is particularly useful for system administration tasks, as unsual conditions such as core dumps, signals, and unexpected exit statuses can be easily captured.
In a Nutshell, IPC::System::Simple...
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took an estimated 1 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in July, 2006
ending with its most recent commit over 3 years ago
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