--- loncom/lonmaxima	2006/03/08 22:30:11	1.16
+++ loncom/lonmaxima	2006/03/09 21:38:26	1.17
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Connect to MAXIMA CAS
 #
-# $Id: lonmaxima,v 1.16 2006/03/08 22:30:11 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonmaxima,v 1.17 2006/03/09 21:38:26 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ use strict;
 
 # global variables
 my $PREFORK                = 5;        # number of children to maintain
-my $MAX_CLIENTS_PER_CHILD  = 5;        # number of clients each child should process
+my $MAX_CLIENTS_PER_CHILD  = 50;       # number of clients each child should process
 my %children               = ();       # keys are current child process IDs
 my $children               = 0;        # current number of children
 my $status;                            # string for current status
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ sub make_new_child {
         sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, $sigset)
             or die("Can't unblock SIGINT for fork: $!\n");
 
+        &logthis('New process started');
+
         my $command=Expect->spawn('maxima');
         $command->log_stdout(0);
 
@@ -251,10 +253,20 @@ sub make_new_child {
         for (my $i=0; $i < $MAX_CLIENTS_PER_CHILD; $i++) {
            &status('Accepting connections');
            my $client = $server->accept()     or last;
+           print $command "kill(all);reset();\n";
+           &getmaximaoutput($command);
            while (my $cmd=<$client>) {
               &status('Processing command');
-              print $command &unescape($cmd).";\n";
-              print $client &escape(&getmaximaoutput($command))."\n";
+              print $command &unescape($cmd);
+              my $reply=&getmaximaoutput($command);
+              print $client &escape($reply)."\n";
+              if ($reply=~/^Error\:/) {
+                 &logthis('Died through '.$reply);
+                 $client->close();
+                 $command->hard_close();     
+                 exit;
+              }
+              &status('Waiting for commands');
            }
         }
 
@@ -271,7 +283,10 @@ sub make_new_child {
 
 sub getmaximaoutput {
     my ($command)=@_;
-    my (undef,undef,undef,$output)=$command->expect(20, -re => '\(\%i\d+\)');
+    my (undef,$error,undef,$output)=$command->expect(20, -re => '\(\%i\d+\)');
+    if ($error) {
+       return 'Error: '.$error;
+    }
     my $foundoutput=0;
     my $realoutput='';
     foreach my $line (split(/\n/,$output)) {