my $ret = defined $fh ? close($fh) : '';
my $pid = delete $_[0]->{pid};
if (defined $pid) {
- waitpid($pid, 0);
- $ret = '' if $?;
+ # PublicInbox::DS may not be loaded
+ eval { PublicInbox::DS::dwaitpid($pid, undef, undef) };
+
+ if ($@) { # ok, not in the event loop, work synchronously
+ waitpid($pid, 0);
+ $ret = '' if $?;
+ }
}
$ret;
}