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author B. Watson2014-01-24 19:38:48 +0100
committer Erik Hanson2014-01-30 06:21:13 +0100
commit166a9877e4c200cfe9927f2bdffa9257c88977ba (patch)
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parent5a4b9ca0bf730dde38e54845ca6ec18455fb8c8e (diff)
downloadslackbuilds-166a9877e4c200cfe9927f2bdffa9257c88977ba.tar.gz
system/info2man: Added (convert GNU info files into man pages).
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
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+#
+# This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
+# compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
+#
+# In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
+# programming techniques.
+#
+# Suggested alternative: IO::Handle
+#
+;# Usage: &flush(FILEHANDLE)
+;# flushes the named filehandle
+
+;# Usage: &printflush(FILEHANDLE, "prompt: ")
+;# prints arguments and flushes filehandle
+
+sub flush {
+ local($old) = select(shift);
+ $| = 1;
+ print "";
+ $| = 0;
+ select($old);
+}
+
+sub printflush {
+ local($old) = select(shift);
+ $| = 1;
+ print @_;
+ $| = 0;
+ select($old);
+}
+
+1;