Re: Fork with gtk+-2.0

[Günther Rapp <guenther rapp-informatik de>]

"Alphex K." schrieb:
> On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 09:39:12 +0100
> Günther Rapp <guenther rapp-informatik de> wrote:
>
> > "Alphex K." schrieb:
> > > > On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:04:15 +0300
> > > > "Alphex K." <alphex crew org ru> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > pid_t pid;
> > > > > pid = fork();
> > > > >
> > > > > if ((pid=fork())==0)
> > > > >      execlp("/bin/xvkbd", "-geometry 800x185-0-0", NULL);
> > > > > else
> > > > >      g_print("Fork failed\n");
> > > > > }
> > >
> > > > You've left out a lot of details. You need to register a singal handler for
> > > > SIGCHLD. If you want to communitate with the child process, you have to setup
> > > > pipes etc.
> > >
> > > > It's better to use one of g_spawn_async or g_spawn_async_with_pipes or
> > > > g_spawn_command_line_async. They take care of a lot of the details for you.
> > >
> > > > Roland
> > > So. I'm think that in my code I can use standart unix non named pipes, if
> > > I create it,ofcouse I'm must use GLib functions to get platform independency,
> > > but I'm don't need for it ;-)
> >
> >  I also have the same problems with fork I only need native unix/linux
> > fork like done the last 20 years.
> >  I figured out that the fork system call does not work with threads I
> > dont know why so long I found
> >  no reason what happens.
> I'm think that you have troubles in your source code
there are only  a few lines of code the thread is started in the main
like this 
     
        pthread_create(&yacc_tid, NULL, argument_thread, NULL);
        gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (main_window), "destroy",
                      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (gtk_main_quit),
                      NULL);
        gdk_threads_enter();
        gtk_main ();
        gdk_threads_leave();
        _exit(0);

the fork should be started in a callback
/*
                strcpy(command,"x_ray_start ");
                strcat(command,nr_patient);
                strcat(command," '");
                strcat(command,name_patient);      THIS WORKS well
                strcat(command," ");
                strcat(command,vorn_patient);
                strcat(command,"'");
                strcat(command,"&");
                system (command);
*/

                {
                char name_p[128];
                strcpy(name_p,name_patient);
                strcat(name_p," ");
                strcat(name_p,vorn_patient);
                strcat(name_p," ");                   
                strcat(name_p,geb_patient);
                switch( multixraypid = fork() ) {      /* !!!! this does
not work with activ THREADS WHY ??? */
                case -1:
                        BOTCH("XRAY : fork failed");
                case 0:                             /* this is the son
exec a new task */
                        setpgrp();
                       
execlp("x_ray_start","x_ray_start",nr_patient,name_p,(char *)0);
                        _exit(0);
                default:                            /* this is the
father */
                        ;;
                }

 





       
> > If I do not start the thread the same code
> > works well.
> I'm think that U must use : a) only fork(); b) only threads,
> because it true unix way I think ;-)
> > Using the system call
> >  I have no problem to start a second task but then I dont have the
> >  process id to send a signal when the
> >  first process exits.
> So use an another variable to fork() , it may work
> > I also do not need pipes and stuff like this I
> > communicate with shared memory.
> so, it rules ;-)
> >  By this way setting up named pipes for sync communications is really
> > easy and do not need calls I dont know
> >  what happens behind
> in this processes U can use a non named pipes , if U want I can write how it
> to do
> > > --
> > > Alphex Kaanoken
> > > Senior developer of Crew IT research labs
> > > web: http://crew.org.ru
> > > mailto:Alphex Crew Org RU
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