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chore(test-runner): hard-kill wedged jperl with timeout -k #567

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29 changes: 21 additions & 8 deletions dev/tools/perl_test_runner.pl
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Expand Up @@ -315,13 +315,23 @@ sub run_single_test {
my $abs_jperl = File::Spec->rel2abs($jperl_path, $old_dir);
my $test_name = File::Spec->abs2rel($test_file, $local_test_dir || '.');

# Try to use system timeout command if available
# Try to use system timeout command if available.
# Use --kill-after (-k) so a SIGTERM that the JVM ignores is followed
# by SIGKILL after a grace period; otherwise wedged jperl processes
# outlive the timeout. GNU coreutils `timeout` (Linux, macOS via
# homebrew/gtimeout) supports -k. Windows ships a `timeout.exe` that is
# NOT GNU timeout (it's a sleep-with-countdown), so we skip detection
# there and fall back to the alarm-based path.
my $timeout_cmd = '';
if (system('which timeout >/dev/null 2>&1') == 0) {
$timeout_cmd = "timeout ${timeout}s ";
} elsif (system('which gtimeout >/dev/null 2>&1') == 0) {
# macOS with coreutils
$timeout_cmd = "gtimeout ${timeout}s ";
my $is_windows = ($^O eq 'MSWin32' || $^O eq 'cygwin' || $^O eq 'msys');
my $kill_after = 10; # seconds between SIGTERM and SIGKILL
if (!$is_windows) {
if (system('which timeout >/dev/null 2>&1') == 0) {
$timeout_cmd = "timeout -k ${kill_after}s ${timeout}s ";
} elsif (system('which gtimeout >/dev/null 2>&1') == 0) {
# macOS with coreutils
$timeout_cmd = "gtimeout -k ${kill_after}s ${timeout}s ";
}
}

my $cmd = "${timeout_cmd}$abs_jperl $test_name 2>&1";
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -358,8 +368,11 @@ sub run_single_test {
# Restore directory
chdir($old_dir);

# Check if it was a timeout
if ($exit_code == 124) {
# Check if it was a timeout.
# 124 = GNU timeout sent SIGTERM and child exited.
# 137 = 128 + SIGKILL (9), child was hard-killed by `timeout -k`.
# 143 = 128 + SIGTERM (15), child exited due to SIGTERM.
if ($exit_code == 124 || $exit_code == 137 || $exit_code == 143) {
return {
status => 'timeout',
ok_count => 0, not_ok_count => 0, total_tests => 0,
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java
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Expand Up @@ -33,22 +33,22 @@ public final class Configuration {
* Automatically populated by Gradle/Maven during build.
* DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
*/
public static final String gitCommitId = "ba8021aed";
public static final String gitCommitId = "388dc0d02";

/**
* Git commit date of the build (ISO format: YYYY-MM-DD).
* Automatically populated by Gradle/Maven during build.
* DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
*/
public static final String gitCommitDate = "2026-04-26";
public static final String gitCommitDate = "2026-04-27";

/**
* Build timestamp in Perl 5 "Compiled at" format (e.g., "Apr 7 2026 11:20:00").
* Automatically populated by Gradle during build.
* Parsed by App::perlbrew and other tools via: perl -V | grep "Compiled at"
* DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
*/
public static final String buildTimestamp = "Apr 26 2026 23:11:17";
public static final String buildTimestamp = "Apr 27 2026 09:57:34";

// Prevent instantiation
private Configuration() {
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