Re: exec in mint.cnf

[ersmith@netcom.com (Eric R. Smith)]

>I tried to use the exec command to start a program that waits for GEM. I
>discovered that "exec" starts a program with Pexec-mode "0". Wouldn't it be
>good thing to have a command that starts programs with Pexec-mode "100"??

Just do "exec c:\mint\bin\bg.ttp your-program". (replace c:\mint\bin\bg.ttp
with the correct path to the "bg" utility).

Or, your program can itself use tfork() or Pexec mode 106 to start a
background thread, and then exit.