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From: minow@decvax.UUCP (Martin Minow)
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Subject: Re: Re: nargs - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 29-Dec-83 21:53:15 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 29 21:53:15 1983
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fortune!shah suggests using an nargs() function when creating
processes in an operating system.  For example (changing his
slightly)

	procid = create_process(main_function, priority, stacksize,
		arg0, arg1, ... argn);

Then, when the process starts, it is called as

	main_function(arg0, arg1, ... argn);

A simpler solution, (which does require that you can access arguments
in sequence) would be as follows:

	procid = create_process(main_function, priority, stacksize,
		argc, arg0, arg1, ... argn);

The main_function would be called as

	main_function(argc, argv)
	int		argc;
	char		*argv[];

The implementation is quite straight-forward.

Martin Minow
decvax!minow