> Doesn't matter. Process groups are process groups on any Unix clone. > If it's daemons you're dealing with, then it leaves the scope of this > room. If it's Windows, you're out of luck.
Not true, Windows has the concept of process groups. See the description of CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms684863(VS.85).aspx Admittedly this relates only to console applications, however that is where it is most useful. -Steve