print "ok 1\n";
+# Check if can fork with dynamic extensions (bug in CRT):
+if ($^O eq 'os2' and
+ system "$^X -I../lib -MOpcode -e 'defined fork or die' > /dev/null 2>&1") {
+ print "ok $_ # skipped: broken fork\n" for 2..5;
+ exit 0;
+}
+
$port = $listen->sockport;
if($pid = fork()) {
# This can fail if localhost is undefined or the
# special 'loopback' address 127.0.0.1 is not configured
# on your system. (/etc/rc.config.d/netconfig on HP-UX.)
+ # As a shortcut (not recommended) you could change 'localhost'
+ # here to be the name of this machine eg 'myhost.mycompany.com'.
$sock = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerPort => $port,
Proto => 'tcp',
PeerAddr => 'localhost'
- ) or die "$!";
+ )
+ or die "$! (maybe your system does not have the 'localhost' address defined)";
$sock->autoflush(1);