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Re: Detecting Quits.

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From: Joel West
Date: Mon, 04 May 1987 15:00
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In article <850@runx.ips.oz>, betz@runx.ips.oz (Andrew Betzis) writes:
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> 	Nosy-ing the following three programmes, the following ways were used to
> detect applications quiting, all reassigned traps:
> 		Locator (DA) = ExitToShell

I don't know what these programs are doing.  They're all wrong.

The right way is to look for a DRVRControl call of goodBye (-1),
the so-called "goodbye kiss".  Set the block in the 'DRVR' header
needGoodbye.  This is all well-documented in Inside Macintosh.
-- 
	Joel West
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From: jww@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU (Joel West)
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Subject: Re: Detecting Quits.
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Date: Mon, 4-May-87 11:00:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  4 11:00:00 1987
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