backtask backtask

Run functions in a background process

A small Python module that run functions in a background process, passing their arguments via fork().

The home page is:

http://backtask-py.sourceforge.net/

Requirements

Python >= 2.6

Installing

To build you require the Python development system. The command to build the entire system is:

make

To install:

make install

To run the test suite:

make test

Documentation

None. Sorry. See the source code.

License

Copyright (c) 2014 Russell Stuart.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

The copyright holders grant you an additional permission under Section 7 of the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3, exempting you from the requirement in Section 6 of the GNU General Public License, version 3, to accompany Corresponding Source with Installation Information for the Program or any work based on the Program. You are still required to comply with all other Section 6 requirements to provide Corresponding Source.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

– Russell Stuart 2014-Jun-05