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Article #392Re: Missing library functions
From: Jawaid Bazyar
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:49
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:49
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behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens) writes: >Or use system(). :) I think you'll find that system() is overkill. system() will call the shell, which ends up forking another new process (and in UNIX if you're doing an exec* then you just got done forking a new process). system() also makes shell job control entries and that's definitely not in the definition of exec*. -- Jawaid Bazyar | Ask me about the GNO Multitasking Environment Procyon, Inc. | for the Apple IIgs! bazyar@cs.uiuc.edu | P.O Box 620334 --Apple II Forever!-- | Littleton, CO 80162-0334 (303) 933-4649
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2.gno Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!agate!boulder!csn!teal!bazyar From: bazyar@teal.csn.org (Jawaid Bazyar) Subject: Re: Missing library functions Message-ID: <bazyar.724524555@teal> Sender: news@csn.org (news) Nntp-Posting-Host: teal.csn.org Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc. References: <1glthpINNjad@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> <bazyar.724478470@teal> <behrenss.724503341@hphalle6> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 16:49:15 GMT Lines: 15