[PD] old process still running

günter geiger geiger at xdv.org
Mon Nov 14 19:01:31 CET 2005


On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Ed Kelly wrote:

> Hey Günter,
>
> Apologies for the wait - I tried your patch and it
> didn't work!

Hmm, ok, this means I have to get on one of these machines and try to
debug myself. Thanks for trying. It seems that there is something
different on OSX in the implementation of waitpid().

Guenter

> I made a patch to examine the problem, it
> seems that when the zombie is still running the right
> output does not get banged. The kill seems to make no
> difference, but then I guess that's why it's a zombie!
>
> Now I know why the wonk version has only 1 out. I got
> around the problem in my patch by not using the right
> outlet (there was a way!),
>
> Best,
> Ed
>
> --- günter geiger <geiger at xdv.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I haven't tried shell on OSX yet, attached is a
> > patch that might fix the
> > problem. Apply with
> >
> > patch < shell_osx.patch
> >
> > Let me know if it helps (or not).
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Guenter
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, Ed Kelly wrote:
> >
> > > Hi list,
> > >
> > > I'm still having problems with the shell object,
> > > the right outlet is supposed to bang when the
> > shell
> > > has achieved it's task, but every time I use that
> > to
> > > initiate another task (with a [bang( -- [del 100]
> > in
> > > between) I get "old process still running" and the
> > > task remains undone. All I want to do is create a
> > > series of folders within a folder!
> > >
> > > Ed
> > >
> > > PS, I'm still having problems with my
> > > email...apologies to the list, but every time I
> > > forward one from the list, to myself, it's going
> > to
> > > the list instead! Yahoo! - ya boo. I'll copy and
> > paste
> > > in future!
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