Bug#356389: perl-doc: kill documentation is contradictory

2010-11-09 Thread Niko Tyni
On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 05:32:28PM +, Roger Leigh wrote: > Package: perl-doc > Version: 5.8.8-2 > Severity: minor > > perlfunc states: > > Unlike in the shell, if SIGNAL is negative, it kills process groups > instead of processes. (On System V, a negative PROCESS number will also > kil

Bug#356389: perl-doc: kill documentation is contradictory

2006-03-11 Thread Roger Leigh
Package: perl-doc Version: 5.8.8-2 Severity: minor perlfunc states: Unlike in the shell, if SIGNAL is negative, it kills process groups instead of processes. (On System V, a negative PROCESS number will also kill process groups, but that’s not portable.) That means you usually want to us