Re: [MacPerl] Compiled script priority under MacOS

[Chris Nandor <pudge@pobox.com>]

At 8.15 +1000 1999.08.13, Peter Lanc wrote:
>I've a compiled script running under Mac Os 8.6 that I wish to run all the
>time
>in the background.
>Is there a way to set a low priority for it so it does not take much CPU time?
>At the moment I have a loop with a long delay in it but I can still 'feel' the
>application slowing down the computer.

Are you using sleep()?  If so, try using the Mac::Events module and the
function WaitNextEvent().  That might improve matters.  I don't know of any
way to set priorities in Mac OS, though.

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