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- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 85 17:20:01 EST
- From: Arnold Robbins <arnold%gatech.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
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- Chapter 3: Process Primitives
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- Sect 3.1 Process Creation
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- Running a program takes two steps...
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- Should be "Running a new program", i.e. some program other than what is now
- running. The paragraph implies that calling exec is mandatory; it isn't.
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- Section 3.2.1.6 References (for the _wait()_ primitive)
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- Should include a reference to getppid() 4.4.1.
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- Section 3.3.2.1 The Signal Function
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- SIGDFL - signal specific default action
- ... Abnormal termination should result in the creation of a
- file named core in the receiving process's current directory.
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- "Core" should be quoted. Also, the file should be created only if the effective
- uid has write permission in the directory.
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- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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- Chapter 4.1 Process Identification
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- 4.1.1.3 References (for getpid(), getpgrp(), getppid())
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- Should include a reference to wait(), 3.2.1.
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- 4.2.3.2 Descriopion (of getlogin() and cuserid())
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- ... or to call getlogin and, if it fails, to call the _getpwuid_ ...
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- The word "getlogin" should be italicized.
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- 4.4.1.3.Returns (utsname)
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- ... Otherwise, value of -1 is returned ...
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- Should be "Otherwise, a value of -1 ..."
- ^^^
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- Volume-Number: Volume 4, Number 12
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