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Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 20:05:53 -0400
From: Chris Faylor <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
To: Mumit Khan <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT EDU>
Cc: unknown user <jwl1980 AT hotmail DOT com>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: Re: fork()
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In-Reply-To: <199907310528.AAA02458@mercury.xraylith.wisc.edu>; from Mumit Khan on Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 12:28:20AM -0500

On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 12:28:20AM -0500, Mumit Khan wrote:
>"unknown user" <jwl1980 AT hotmail DOT com> writes:
>> I'm trying to compile a Linux program that uses fork() ... it just crashes 
>> if i compile it with fork() so i have to comment out fork().. are there 
>> anyway to simulate fork() function under Windows 95/98 so it runs in 
>> background as it's suppose to like on Linux? Any help would be thankful.
>
>Why don't show us what you're trying to do? fork() in general does work
>fine under Cygwin b20.1; there're certainly bugs, but you need to come up
>with a testcase shows that problem. 

There are bugs in fork?  Hmm.

cgf

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