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Article #679Re: qfork()
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 1990 18:56
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 1990 18:56
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Submitted-by: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
In article <16066@cs.utexas.edu> lewine@cheshirecat.webo.dg.com (Donald Lewine) writes:
> I would propose replacing the phrase: "executes any code" with "calls
> any function defined in this standard or the C standard {8}" I think
> that does what you mean.
How about "executes any code that changes the state of the program". So,
for example:
static int child;
child = 0;
if(qfork() == 0) {
child = 1;
exec...;
}
At this point, unless I'm confused about legal interpretations of "qfork()",
the value of "child" is indeterminate.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!hsdndev!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!jsq From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.std.unix Subject: Re: qfork() Message-ID: <16271@cs.utexas.edu> Date: 27 Dec 90 18:56:25 GMT References: <16066@cs.utexas.edu> Sender: jsq@cs.utexas.edu Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 26 Approved: jsq@cs.utexas.edu (Moderator, John S. Quarterman) X-Submissions: std-unix@uunet.uu.net