Proc::Reliable is a Perl module for simple,
reliable, and configurable subprocess execution.
In particular, it is especially useful for
managing the execution of 'problem' programs which
are likely to fail, hang, or otherwise behave in
an unruly manner. It includes all the
functionality of the backticks operator and
system() functions, plus many common uses of
fork() and exec(), open2() and open3(). It
incorporates a number of options, including
sending data to the subprocess on STDIN,
collecting STDOUT and STDERR separately or
together, killing hung processes, timouts, and
automatic retries.
