Re: [MacPerl] MacPerl, MPW, and Toolserver

[wsalivar@mv.us.adobe.com (Bill Salivar)]

At 11:07 PM 1/31/96, Matthias Ulrich Neeracher wrote:
>wsalivar@mv.us.adobe.com (Bill Salivar) writes:
>>I am experiencing a problem when running the MacPerl Tool under MPW.  When
>>executing the 'system()' call within a loop, I am unable to terminate either
>>the script or MacPerl because Toolserver is trapping the <Command><.>
>>event.  Thus, Toolserver quits but, of course, is restarted at the next
>>iteration of the loop.  The event never reaches Perl or MPW.  Is there a
>>better way to do this (beyond not using the system() call)?
>
>I suspectt that there is no real good solution, but have you tried switching
>MPW into the foreground first?
>

Yes, since Toolserver is initially run in the background, MPW remains in the
foreground until switched.  BTW, Toolserver performance is dramatically improved
when run in foreground.  Thanks.