--- loncom/Attic/lonc	2000/07/25 16:03:57	1.7
+++ loncom/Attic/lonc	2000/12/06 18:05:51	1.11
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 
 # 6/4/99,6/5,6/7,6/8,6/9,6/10,6/11,6/12,7/14,7/19,
 # 10/8,10/9,10/15,11/18,12/22,
-# 2/8,7/25 Gerd Kortemeyer 
+# 2/8,7/25 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 12/05 Scott Harrison
+# 12/05 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 
 # based on nonforker from Perl Cookbook
 # - server who multiplexes without forking
 
@@ -25,8 +28,24 @@ use Fcntl;
 use Tie::RefHash;
 use Crypt::IDEA;
 
+# grabs exception and records it to log before exiting
+sub catchexception {
+    my ($signal)=@_;
+    $SIG{'QUIT'}='DEFAULT';
+    $SIG{__DIE__}='DEFAULT';
+    &logthis("<font color=red>CRITICAL: "
+     ."ABNORMAL EXIT. Child $$ for server $wasserver died through "
+     ."\"$signal\" with this parameter->[$@]</font>");
+    die($@);
+}
+
 $childmaxattempts=10;
 
+# -------------------------------- Set signal handlers to record abnormal exits
+
+$SIG{'QUIT'}=\&catchexception;
+$SIG{__DIE__}=\&catchexception;
+
 # ------------------------------------ Read httpd access.conf and get variables
 
 open (CONFIG,"/etc/httpd/conf/access.conf") || die "Can't read access.conf";
@@ -500,7 +519,3 @@ sub nonblock {
             or die "Can't make socket nonblocking: $!\n";
 }
 
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