Nowakowski Maciej-AMN011 wrote:
> //int dummy;
> //wait (&dummy);
> getc(stdin);
> }
> printf ("%d = kill (%d, 0)\n", kill (pid, 0), pid);
When the child process terminates its in a zombie state until its parent
reaps it by calling wait. Thus a call to kill will return su
Yes you are right I somehow missed the sentence:
>>kill(pid, 0) will succeed on both linux and
>>cygwin if the process is not reaped by calling wait (or waitpid, etc.)
>>first.
Thanks,
Maciek
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On Thu, Dec 18, 2003 at 10:34:12AM +0100, Nowakowski Maciej-AMN011 wrote:
>>I suspect that you are not 'wait()'ing for the process to exit before
>>checking if it exists. kill(pid, 0) will succeed on both linux and
>>cygwin if the process is not reaped by calling wait (or waitpid, etc.)
>>first.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Christopher Faylor
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 6:27 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: kill(pid, 0) issue
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 05:23:20PM +0100, Nowakowski
> Maciej-AMN011 wrote:
> >My application
On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 05:23:20PM +0100, Nowakowski Maciej-AMN011 wrote:
>My application creates additional process using fork() function.
>Created child process listens on a socket and exits when it receives
>anything. The main process checks the child PID using kill(pid, 0)
>with child PID as a
Hi all,
My application creates additional process using fork() function. Created child process
listens on a socket and exits when it receives anything. The main process checks the
child PID using kill(pid, 0) with child PID as a parameter. Even when the child has
exited this function call retur
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