filter_wait3
Wrap waitpid to decode the exitcode and why your filter quit
Usage
#include <util/filter.h>
NEOERR *filter_wait(pid_t pid, int options, int *exitcode);
Arguments
pid -> the process identifier to wait for
options -> the options to pass to waitpid (see wait(2))
Overview
filter_wait wraps the waitpid call and raises an error (with description) if the call failed. Note that if the ask for the exitcode and the process exited with a code other than zero, we don't raise an error. If you don't ask for the exitcode, and it is non-zero, we raise an error
Return value
exitcode -> the exitcode if the process existed normally
Releases
10 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 2 times.