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From: manohar@csl.dl.nec.com (mun o her)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: How do you use signal() function in C++ programs ?
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Date: 17 Jun 91 21:22:36 GMT
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I hope this is not a FAQ.

PROBLEM:
I am trying to make a signal(SIGPIPE,sghandfunc) call in a C++ program.  


The SCenario :

#include <signal.h>

--

--
sghandfunc() {

 < signal handler function >
}


void myprog() {
 < an exerpt from the prog >

signal(SIGPIPE,sghandfunc);



>

When I compile this program , I am getting an error message that " signal( ) 
does not match any of the defined functions (something on these lines> 

I even tried declaring

 extern "C" signal(int, FUNC). Ofcourse I did the appropriate typedef stuff to
 make FUNC as a pointer to a function. Even this didnot work. 

Any help will be greatly appreciated.


Manohar

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Manohar S. Gudavalli              ||Internet: manohar@csl.dl.nec.com