Why am I getting a defunct process/pipes?


 
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Old 07-11-2009
Why am I getting a defunct process/pipes?

Code:
#include <stdio.h> 
#include <stdlib.h> 
#include <unistd.h> 
#include <fcntl.h> 
#include <string.h> 
#include <sys/wait.h> 
#include <sys/types.h> 
#include <stdint.h> 
 
#define LINE_MAX     80 
 
 
int main() 
{ 
pid_t pid, pid1; 
char line[LINE_MAX]; 
char *lines[LINE_MAX]; 
char *key, *data, *starter, *ender; 
int status; 
char word[] = "cd"; 
int i, j; 
char tmp;
int count = LINE_MAX;
int count1 = tmp; 
 
 
while(1){ 
 
 
printf("3600 Shell $ "); 
fflush(stdout); 
fgets(line, LINE_MAX, stdin); 
 
 
for(i = 0; i < LINE_MAX; i++) 
{ 
    if(line[i] == '|') 
    {             
        tmp = line[i];
        for(tmp; i < line[i]; i--)
        {
            key = strtok(line, "    \n"); 
            data = strtok(NULL, "   \n");
            //printf("HI");
        }
        for(tmp; LINE_MAX > line[i]; i++)
        { 
            starter = strtok(line, "    \n"); 
            ender = strtok(NULL, "   \n");
            //printf("HI");
        } 
    }
    else         
        key = strtok(line, "    \n"); 
        data = strtok(NULL, "   \n"); 
} 
 
char *args[] = {key, data}; 
char *argv[] = {starter, ender}; 
char *directory = data; 
int pipes[4];
pipe(pipes);
pipe(pipes + 2); 
 
if ((pid = fork()) < 0) 
    {     
        perror("Fork Failed"); 
    } 
 
     if(pid == 0) 
        { 
        if(strcmp(word, line) == 0) 
            {  
                pid = 1; 
            }
                 
            if(pid1 = fork() == 0) 
            { 
                dup2(pipes[0],0);
                dup2(pipes[3],1); 
                close(pipes[0]);
                      close(pipes[1]);
                      close(pipes[2]);
                      close(pipes[3]);
                execvp(*argv, argv);     
            } 
                else    { 
                        dup2(pipes[2],0); 
                        close(pipes[0]);
                              close(pipes[1]);
                              close(pipes[2]);
                              close(pipes[3]); 
                        execvp(*args, args); 
                    } 
             
                dup2(pipes[1],1); 
                close(pipes[0]);
                      close(pipes[1]);
                      close(pipes[2]);
                      close(pipes[3]); 
                execvp(*args, args); 
                exit(1); 
        } 
     
else 
{    chdir(directory);
    close(pipes[0]);
      close(pipes[1]);
      close(pipes[2]);
      close(pipes[3]);
 
    while(wait(&status) != pid);
 
             
} 
 
}//end while 
}//end main

im trying to get the pipe command working in this code.

so something like "ls | wc file" would work, im having lots of trouble doing this with dup2 tho, im actually required to use dup2 for this assignment.

Nothing ive tried has really worked. In the first for loop, im trying to split the line from the '|' mark so that the arguments from one side of the pipe are taken and split from the arguments of the other side so I can pipe the output from the left to right. (not sure if this algorithm is correct tho)

it just really isnt working.
I dont want anyone to do this assingment for me, I just need some help to pinpoint where im going wrong because it compiles perfectly fine with no errors so at the very least I know my syntax is correct.

Last edited by p00ndawg; 07-11-2009 at 07:55 PM..
# 2  
Old 07-12-2009
Is this homework?
# 3  
Old 07-14-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpmurphy
Is this homework?
yes and no. It was an assignment but the deadline has already passed. I still want to finish it tho so i can know what to do and understand dup2 still, but after some messing with it I think my problem was with the way i was trying to separate the strings. I dont think I was tokenizing correctly.
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