NAME

Proc::ChildError - Explain process child error

VERSION

This document describes version 0.04 of Proc::ChildError (from Perl distribution Proc-ChildError), released on 2016-01-06.

Produce a string description of an error number. $child_error defaults to $? if not specified. $os_error defaults to $! if not specified.

The algorithm is taken from perldoc -f system. Some sample output:

 failed to execute: No such file or directory (-1)
 died with signal 15, with coredump
 exited with value 3

An options hashref can be specified as the first argument to add information. Currently known keys:

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prog => str

Program name/path, to include in error messages:

 /usr/bin/foo failed to execute: Permission denied (-1)
 foo died with signal 15, with coredump
 /usr/bin/foo exited with value 3

Please visit the project's homepage at <https://metacpan.org/release/Proc-ChildError>.

Source repository is at <https://github.com/perlancar/perl-Proc-ChildError>.

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website <https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=Proc-ChildError>

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.