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Re^2: Executing Systems Calls with Careby bluto (Curate) |
| on Feb 15, 2005 at 18:28 UTC ( #431287=note: print w/ replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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One problem with using alarms to time out system() is that it doesn't guarantee that the child process (in this case the entire pipeline) will die from the alarm itself. If the alarm triggers, you need to make sure you kill off the child pipeline.
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