Re: Don't wait: waitpid. Why?


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Re: Don't wait: waitpid. Why?

by Abigail-II (Bishop)

on Feb 26, 2003 at 14:42 UTC ( [id://238779]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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Eh, if you wanted to wait until there are no more kids, you want a blocking call, inside a loop, wouldn't you?

I usually do 1 until -1 == wait;, but waitpid would work just as well.

Abigail

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•Re: Re: Don't wait: waitpid. Why? by merlyn (Sage) on Feb 26, 2003 at 14:47 UTC
No, I often want to wait for any currently dead kids, not all kids whether they are dead at the moment or not, like in the top loop of a main event handler. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re: Don't wait: waitpid. Why? by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Feb 26, 2003 at 14:54 UTC
Ah, I see. I thought you wanted to wait till all children had finished. Abigail	[reply]

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