--- loncom/xml/run.pm	2006/02/20 23:52:20	1.57
+++ loncom/xml/run.pm	2006/03/16 15:47:37	1.58
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package Apache::run;
 #
-# $Id: run.pm,v 1.57 2006/02/20 23:52:20 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: run.pm,v 1.58 2006/03/16 15:47:37 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ sub evaluate {
     my $result = '';
     $@='';
     $Apache::run::timeout=0;
-    $main::SIG{'ALRM'} = sub {
+    local $main::SIG{'ALRM'} = sub {
 	$Apache::run::timeout=1;
 	die("timeout");
     };
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ sub run {
     my @result;
     $@='';
     $Apache::run::timeout=0;
-    $main::SIG{'ALRM'} = sub {
+    local $main::SIG{'ALRM'} = sub {
 	$Apache::run::timeout=1;
 	die("timeout");
     };