> * Bob Friesenhahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-03-05 09:17:27 -0600= > ]: > > > I can't imagine why one would want to use a non-standard,=20 > > non-portable, function like daemon(). > >=20 > > True. I suppose I can always code one myself a la Stevens UNP Vol 1.
Because different OSes need slightly different tweaks to daemonize and it can be a *serious* PITA to track them all. If an OS family provides me with a way to do this then sometimes I am very happy to take advantage of this fact and save myself from a large learning curve that must accomodate different versions of said OS family. H _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf
