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From: wirzenius@cc.helsinki.fi (Lars Wirzenius)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Uses for process.h on IBMs under DOS?
Message-ID: <1991Mar19.123658.5599@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 19 Mar 91 12:36:58 GMT
References: <1991Mar18.181605.14265@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>
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In article <1991Mar18.181605.14265@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>, consp06@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Robert Konigsberg) writes:
> I know that DOS is not really a multiprocessing machine, so with that in
> mind, what uses could I have for process.h, and associated stuff?

It depends on the compiler, I think.  Turbo C has prototypes for abort
and system (which can be found elsewhere too), exec...  (replace current
program with another), and spawn... (start a subprocess, but stop parent).

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Lars Wirzenius wirzenius@cc.helsinki.fi