#include <sys/systeminfo.h>
#endif
-#ifdef __SOLARIS__
-// somehow missing from sys/wait.h but in the system's docs
-extern "C"
-{
- pid_t wait4(pid_t pid, int *statusp, int options, struct rusage
- *rusage);
-}
-#endif
+// many versions of Unices have this function, but it is not defined in system
+// headers - please add your system here if it is the case for your OS.
+// SunOS (and Solaris) and DG-UX are like this.
+#if defined(__SOLARIS__) || defined(__osf__)
+ extern "C"
+ {
+ pid_t wait4(pid_t pid, int *statusp, int options,
+ struct rusage *rusage);
+ }
+
+ #define wxWait4(pid, stat, flags, rusage) wait4(pid, stat, flags, rusage)
+#elif defined(__sgi) || defined(__HPUX__)
+ // no wait4() at all on these systems
+ // TODO verify whether wait3() really works in this situation
+ #define wxWait4(pid, stat, flags, rusage) wait3(stat, flags, rusage)
+#else
+ // other Unices: assume have wait4(), although it's not standard (but
+ // Linux and FreeBSD do have it)
+ #define wxWait4(pid, stat, flags, rusage) wait4(pid, stat, flags, rusage)
+#endif // wait4()
//------------------------------------------------------------------------
// misc.
pid = (proc_data->pid > 0) ? proc_data->pid : -(proc_data->pid);
- /* wait4 is not part of any standard, use at own risk
- * not sure what wait4 does, but wait3 seems to be closest, whats a digit ;-)
- * --- offer@sgi.com */
- // VZ: wait4() will be woken up by a signal, not wait3 - so it's quite
- // different (also, wait3() waits for any child, wait4() only for this
- // one)
- int status = -1;
-#if !defined(__sgi)
- wait4(pid, &status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
-#else
- wait3(&status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
-#endif
+ int status = 0;
+ wxWait4(pid, &status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
close(source);
gdk_input_remove(proc_data->tag);