Re: [MiNT] SigZombie?

["Howard Chu" <hyc@highlandsun.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi 
> [mailto:mint-bounce@lists.fishpool.fi]On Behalf Of Adam Klobukowski

> > > 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.

You are wrong. I have already stated exactly the conditions for zombie
processes in the above email. This is the only reason, nothing else.
This is fact, not a guess, not "I think thus-and-such."

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