use strict; use File::Temp qw(tempdir); our @sshOpts = split ' ', ($ENV{"NIX_SSHOPTS"} or ""); my $sshStarted = 0; my $sshHost; # Open a master SSH connection to `host', unless there already is a # running master connection (as determined by `-O check'). sub openSSHConnection { my ($host) = @_; die if $sshStarted; $sshHost = $host; return 1 if system("ssh $sshHost @sshOpts -O check 2> /dev/null") == 0; my $tmpDir = tempdir("nix-ssh.XXXXXX", CLEANUP => 1, TMPDIR => 1) or die "cannot create a temporary directory"; push @sshOpts, "-S", "$tmpDir/control"; # Start the master. We can't use the `-f' flag (fork into # background after establishing the connection) because then the # child continues to run if we are killed. So instead make SSH # print "started" when it has established the connection, and wait # until we see that. open SSH, "ssh $sshHost @sshOpts -M -N -o LocalCommand='echo started' -o PermitLocalCommand=yes |" or die; while (<SSH>) { chomp; last if /started/; } $sshStarted = 1; return 1; } # Tell the master SSH client to exit. sub closeSSHConnection { if ($sshStarted) { system("ssh $sshHost @sshOpts -O exit 2> /dev/null") == 0 or warn "unable to stop SSH master: $?"; } } END { my $saved = $?; closeSSHConnection; $? = $saved; } return 1;