Acme::RedShirt -- Write programs that die upon beaming down
use Acme::RedShirt; . . . # Program dies like a Red Shirt. Won't be executed. __OUTPUT__ He's dead, Jim. # Specify a method of death use Acme::RedShirt 'phaser'; . . . __OUTPUT__ He got hit by a phaser. He's dead, Jim.
Every good captain is surrounded by a bunch of extras wearing red shirts, whose job it is to put themselves in the line of fire so the regulars can get on with the show. Now, this level of security is brought to Perl.
It is possible to use this module to specify a method of death for your expendable program. Currently defined methods are:
phaser mutant_plant spear lightning insect_bite transporter
Actually doesn't die(), but instead just exit(0). die() causes an extra error message to be printed to the screen, which would interfear with the point of the module.
Copyright (C) 2003 Timm Murray This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later version, or b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this module. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See either the GNU General Public License or the Artistic License for more details. You should have received a copy of the Artistic License with this module, in the file ARTISTIC. If not, I'll be glad to provide one. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
To install Acme::RedShirt, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Acme::RedShirt
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Acme::RedShirt
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.