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# Sun::Solaris::Task documentation.
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=head1 NAME
Sun::Solaris::Task - Perl interface to Tasks
=head1 SYNOPSIS
use Sun::Solaris::Task qw(:ALL);
my $taskid = gettaskid();
This module provides wrappers for the C<gettaskid(2)> and C<settaskid(2)>
system calls.
=head2 Constants
C<TASK_NORMAL>, C<TASK_FINAL>.
=head2 Functions
B<C<settaskid($project, $flags)>>
The C<$project> parameter must be a valid project ID and the C<$flags>
parameter must be C<TASK_NORMAL> or C<TASK_FINAL>. The parameters are passed
through directly to the underlying C<settaskid()> system call. The new task ID
is returned if the call succeeds. On failure -1 is returned.
C<gettaskid()>
This function returns the numeric task ID of the calling process, or C<undef>
if the underlying C<gettaskid()> system call is unsuccessful.
=head2 Class methods
None.
=head2 Object methods
None.
=head2 Exports
By default nothing is exported from this module. The following tags can be
used to selectively import constants and functions defined in this module:
:SYSCALLS settaskid() and gettaskid()
:CONSTANTS TASK_NORMAL and TASK_FINAL
:ALL :SYSCALLS and :CONSTANTS
=head1 ATTRIBUTES
See C<attributes(5)> for descriptions of the following attributes:
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | CPAN (http://www.cpan.org) |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability | Evolving |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
=head1 SEE ALSO
C<gettaskid(2)>, C<settaskid(2)>, C<attributes(5)>