`my_executable_that_seg_faults`;

my $exit_value = $? >> 8;
my $signal_num = $? & 127;
my $dumped_core = $? & 128;

printf("return value is %d\n", $?);

printf("exit_value = $exit_value\n");
printf("signal_num = $signal_num\n");
printf("dumped_core = $dumped_core\n");