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From: sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco
Subject: Re: What is wait3()
Keywords: wait3 c XENIX
Message-ID: <1990Dec30.182712.15746@kithrup.COM>
Date: 30 Dec 90 18:27:12 GMT
References: <144@ahmcs.com>
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Organization: Kithrup Enterprises, Ltd.
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In article <144@ahmcs.com> alan@mq.com (Alan Mintz) writes:
>What is wait3() and how does it differ from wait() ?
>Before you flame me, I have RTFM'd and text-searched the XENIX and ISC manuals
>to death without a hint. I can't seem to determine it's usage from the context
>it is used in in the program I am trying to port.

wait3() is a BSD-ism.  It differs from wait(S) in that it will return the
status of any stopped processes (job control stop, that is).  Note that
since xenix doesn't have job control, there is little to no need for it.

On the other hand, POSIX has a routine called 'waitpid,' which can be made
into a wait3() via a macro.  SCO UNIX supports it (because it has job
control).

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