--- nfo/perl/libs/shortcuts.pm	2003/02/22 17:26:13	1.5
+++ nfo/perl/libs/shortcuts.pm	2003/03/28 06:58:06	1.6
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-##  $Id: shortcuts.pm,v 1.5 2003/02/22 17:26:13 joko Exp $
+##  $Id: shortcuts.pm,v 1.6 2003/03/28 06:58:06 joko Exp $
 ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ##  $Log: shortcuts.pm,v $
+##  Revision 1.6  2003/03/28 06:58:06  joko
+##  new: 'run_cmd' now asynchronous! (via IPC::Run...)
+##
 ##  Revision 1.5  2003/02/22 17:26:13  joko
 ##  + enhanced unix compatibility fix
 ##
@@ -39,7 +42,9 @@
 # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   main
 
 use Data::Dumper;
-use POSIX qw(strftime);
+use POSIX qw( strftime );
+#use IPC::Run qw( run timeout );
+use IPC::Run qw( start pump finish timeout ) ;
 
 # $now_string = strftime "%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y", localtime;
 # see "perldoc -f localtime"
@@ -59,11 +64,17 @@
 sub run_cmd {
   my $cmd = shift;
   my $caption = shift;
+  my $options = shift;
   #$cmd = 'perl ' . $cmd;
+  
+  # report - header
   my $sep = "-" x 60;
   print $sep, "\n";
-  print "  ", $cmd, "\n";
-  print "  ", $caption, "\n" if $caption;
+  #print "  ", $cmd, "\n";
+  #print "  ", "  $caption", "\n" if $caption;
+  print "  ", $cmd;
+  print " - ", $caption if $caption;
+  print "\n";
   print $sep, "\n";
   
   # strip name of executable from full command string
@@ -78,9 +89,36 @@
     }
   }
   
-  system($cmd);
+  # V1 - backticks or qq{}
   #`$cmd`;
+  #qq{$cmd};
+  
+  # V2 - via 'system'
+  #system($cmd);
+
+  # V3 - using IPC::Run (optional)
+  if ($options->{async}) {
+    # FIXME: detect type of program and run with proper application/interpreter
+    # using IPC::Run we have to dispatch this on our own! *no* os-interaction or interpolation here!
+    # => better use absolute path-names only?!
+    $cmd = "perl $cmd";
+    print "IPC::Run: $cmd", "\n";
+    #run \@cmd, \$in, \$out, \$err, timeout( 10 ) or die "cat: $?";
+    
+    my @cmd = split(' ', $cmd);
+    
+    my $in; my $out; my $err;
+    start \@cmd, timeout(0) or die("IPC::Run could not start '$cmd'.");
+    
+    #$IPC::Run::Timer::timeout = 2000;
+    #start $cmd or die("IPC::Run could not start '$cmd'.");
+    
+  } else {
+    system($cmd);
+  }
+  
   print "ready.", "\n";
+  
 }
 
 sub run_cmds {