'file changed'-event

From: Michael Goerz <news2132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:57:43 +0100

Hi,

I'm trying to execute a sub whenever a certain file on the disk changes.
Currently, I'm doing this with an infinite loop that checks the modify
time (stat("$file"))[9]. While this works in principle, the infinite
loop drives the CPU crazy and speeds up the fan (very annoying).

Can I implement this with an event-based approach that doesn't drive up
my CPU? How?

Thanks,

Michael Goerz
.

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