> I've got myself two processes which can't be gotten rid of by SIGKILL:
>
> kkenn 92724 32.0 0.8 5736 356 ?? RN 6:25PM 136:52.96 kvt -T Terminal -
> kkenn 1103 0.0 0.0 5740 388 ?? TWN - 0:00.00 (kvt)
>
> (kvt is the KDE 1.1.1 xterm)
>
> I am able to trigger this by attempting to paste the contents of a large
> buffer from xemacs (v21.1 from ports) into the pico editor from pine4.
>
> Any ideas before I recompile kvt with -g and try and track down what it's
> doing?
>
> Kris
>
>
For one, do another 'ps' with the 'l' option, so you can see what it's stuck
on.
The second process is a zombie, which isn't killable until the parent tells
it to go away. (Which could very possibly be the first kvt)
Kevin
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