--- loncom/xml/run.pm	2006/02/20 23:52:20	1.57
+++ loncom/xml/run.pm	2008/11/24 18:55:01	1.60
@@ -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 1.60 2008/11/24 18:55:01 jms 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");
     };
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ sub run {
 	}
 	my $errormsg='<pre>'.&HTML::Entities::encode($error,'<>&"').' '.
 	    &HTML::Entities::encode($innererror,'<>&"').
-	    '</pre> occured while running <pre>';
+	    '</pre> occurred while running <pre>';
 	$code=&HTML::Entities::encode($code,'<>&"');
 	if ($innererror=~/line (\d+)/) {
 	    my $linenumber=$1;
@@ -191,3 +191,29 @@ sub dump {
 
 1;
 __END__;
+
+=pod
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Apache::run.pm
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+Used to prevent poorly written problems from
+causing lingering after effects
+
+This is part of the LearningOnline Network with CAPA project
+described at http://www.lon-capa.org.
+
+
+=head1 NOTABLE SUBROUTINES
+
+=over
+
+=item run(), dump(), evaluate()
+
+=back
+
+=cut
+