MBKWAITPID(3) MBK UTILITY FUNCTIONS MBKWAITPID(3)
NAME
mbkwaitpid - wait for the end of a particular child process.
ORIGIN
This software belongs to the ALLIANCE CAD SYSTEM developed by the ASIM team at LIP6 laboratory of Universite Pierre et Marie CURIE, in
Paris, France.
Web : http://asim.lip6.fr/recherche/alliance/
E-mail : alliance-users@asim.lip6.fr
SYNOPSYS
#include "mut.h"
int mbkwaitpid( pid, mode, status )
int pid;
int mode;
int *status;
PARAMETER
pid Process number to wait.
mode If mode is set to 1, this function return only when the child process is terminated. Otherwise, function return immedi-
atly.
status If not NULL, the exit status of terminated child process.
DESCRIPTION
mbkwaitpid provides a centralized way to catch terminated child process. Because some Alliance library can create a child process, and
user application can do so, there must be a centralized way to get the exit status of process. The programmer should never modify the han-
dler for SIGCHLD.
RETURN VALUE
mbkwaitpid return 1 if child process is terminated, and 0 if isn't (case mode != 1 ).
SEE ALSO
mbk(1), mbksetautoackchld().
BUG REPORT
This tool is under development at the ASIM department of the LIP6 laboratory.
We need your feedback to improve documentation and tools.
ASIM
/LIP6 November 20, 2000 MBKWAITPID(3)
