Re: [dev] New utility "when"

From: Patrick <201009-suckless_AT_haller.ws>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:53:40 +0800

On 2013-12-11 22:46, Andrew Gwozdziewycz wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Charlie Kester <corky1951_AT_comcast.net> wrote:
> > Maybe I'm have a dumb day (it happens, all too often), but is there a
> > way to get the exit code of the longrunningscript in case it fails
> > *after* the timebomb goes off?
> There will be at some point tonight. Thanks for the suggestion! It was
> on my list, but forgotten about.

Isn't this rewriting /sbin/init? ;)

It seems like there are two parts: IPC and process control. Shells offer
both, however we want better semantics ("when ...").

Is process control really the part that needs the most help?
Received on Thu Dec 12 2013 - 05:53:40 CET