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Re: system_exec()

• Posted by Juergen Luethje <j.lue at gmx.de> Jul 11, 2003
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Hi Igor, thanks for your reply.

<snip>

> system_exec() is function, so it waits the exit code
> to return it into your program from the child process.

Uuuh... *Putting my hands up to my face* 
Of course. If system_exec() wouldn't wait, then it's return value would
be undefined.

<snip>

> Windows, Linux, FreeBSD are all multitasking OSs,
> so system() doesn't stop your parent program.
>
> Just some thoughts, I am not too sure.

This also seems to be quite logical for me now. In contrast to
system_exec(),
"system() will start a new DOS or Linux/FreeBSD shell." [Eu 2.4 docs]
And AFAIK several shells don't wait for each other.

> Best regards,
> Igor Kachan
> kinz at peterlink.ru

Thank you,
   says Juergen

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