🚀 go-pugleaf

	I am running Linux and I am trying to compile some C code under
	GNU C.

	It involves unix SIGNALS. I have two processes, and I am trying
	to trap a signal sent from one process to another.

	I have the following code in my main program....

	signal(SIGUSR1,dump);

	and dump is as follows....

	void dump(void)
	{	printf("SIGNAL RECEIVED");
		signal(SIGUSR1,dump);
	}

	and I send the signal from the other process with....

	kill(pid,SIGUSR1);

	Now.. I thought I could use kill to sed general purpose signals
	and I thought the above code would capture the signal, run the
	handler dump() and then continue on. It seems to capture the signal
	BUT the program then stops..... Why?

	I've already posted this query to comp.lang.c and someone there told
	me that I should not have library functions in the handler dump().
	He said that in fact I need to get the handler to return a value back
	to the main program. Thats a bit silly isnt it? How could I do that?
	The program doesnt have an exit and entry point like a normal 
	function. He mentioned using a return variable sig_atomic_t too.

	So does anyone know how I can get the program to continue on AFTER
	capturing the signal...?

	Thanks. replies to rainbow@zip.com.au



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