Sender:	nate AT cartsys DOT com
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Date:	Fri, 03 Jul 1998 18:14:26 -0700
From:	Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
MIME-Version:	1.0
To:	Federico Spinazzi <federico AT SysPr03 DOT disat DOT unimi DOT it>
CC:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: nice
References:	<Pine DOT LNX DOT 3 DOT 93 DOT 980703113609 DOT 1575A-100000 AT SysPr03 DOT disat DOT unimi DOT it>

Federico Spinazzi wrote:
> 
> Does someone know if nice works on system other than unix ?
> Or it is provided only to compatibility ?

It certainly doesn't do anything on DJGPP; scheduling priorities are
meaningless on a system without multitasking.

> How can you set negative priority ?

On Unix?  You have to be root.
-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com

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