1 Parallel::Forker
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This is the Parallel::Forker Package.

1.1 Copyright
=============

This package is Copyright 2002-2005 by Wilson Snyder
<wsnyder@wsnyder.org>.

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of either the GNU Lesser General Public License or
the Perl Artistic License.

   This code is provided with no warranty of any kind, and is used
entirely at your own risk.

1.2 Summary
===========

Parallel::Forker manages parallel processes that are either subroutines
or system commands.  Forker supports most of the features in all the
other little packages out there, with the addition of being able to
specify complicated expressions to determine which processes run after
others, or run when others fail.

1.3 Description
===============

See the Parallel::Forker manpage for a detailed description of this
package.

1.4 Obtaining Distribution
==========================

The latest version is available at `http://www.perl.org/CPAN/', and
from `http://www.veripool.com/'.

1.5 Supported Systems
=====================

This version of Parallel::Forker has been built and tested on:

   * i386-linux

   It should run on any system with Perl.  It may be easily modified to
support other compilers.

1.6 Installation
================

  1. `cd' to the directory containing this README notice.

  2. Type `perl Makefile.PL' to configure the package for your system.

  3. Type `make' to compile.

  4. Type `make test' to check the compilation.

  5. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
     documentation.

  6. See the `man Parallel::Forker' manpage for usage information.


