Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:27:49 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: function fork()
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On Mon, 20 Nov 2000 PAULO_MAXIMILIANO_VASQUEZ_BRICHETTI DOT REPSOL AT email DOT ypf DOT com DOT ar wrote:

> I've some problem with function fork. In the code below the fork call always
> give -1. Could someone tell me if i'm doing something wrong?

The function `fork' always fails in DJGPP.  You need to replace it with a 
call to one of the functions in the spawn* family.