Re: [MiNT] SigZombie?

[Nicholas Steele <ndn2002@shaw.ca>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Klobukowski" <atari@gabo.pl>
To: <mint@fishpool.com>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [MiNT] SigZombie?


> > > Is there anytching like SIGCHILD but when child procces becomes 
> > > ZOMBIE?
> > 
> > Please learn something about processes and signals. A process only
> > turns into a zombie because it has exited and its parent has not
> > waited for it. When the process exits, the parent will receive a
> > SIGCHILD. If the parent doesn't do something about it, then the
> > exited process turns into a zombie. 
> 
> I thought y ZOMBIE is a proces that exited and has still runing 
> childrens... correct me if I'm wrong please.
> 
> --
> Adam Klobukowski
> atari@gabo.pl
> 
> 
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