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By checking the value of waitpid for a possible -1 return, I never "think" I have kids left when I really don't. The -1 force-resets the hash.

Good, I should check for the return value of wait as well. Thanks.

Sorry if I am bothering you about this, but I am missing an information: why do you prefer waitpid to wait? Flexybility? Possibility to make waitpid a non-blocking call? What?

Thanks in advance.

--bronto

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--John M. Dlugosz

In reply to Don't wait: waitpid. Why? by bronto
in thread Run N similar tasks in parallel by bronto

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