c/unix q

[Shachar Shemesh]

On 06/06/13 18:14, Erez D wrote:
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>     Just have the parent request another child from the child,
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> can't do - i do not have the source of the child. ( i do fork+exec )
Remind me why you insist on one pipe for all children? What are you
going to do if the children's lifetime overlaps? What is wrong with the
so standard practice of "pipe, fork, child closes write, child closes
read & exec. Parent read until EOF and then closes read." Repeat daily?

Shachar
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