[omniORB] system() under omniORB4

Mike Mascari mascarm@mascari.com
Wed Oct 9 21:23:00 2002


Sander Steffann wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
>>I have a server which, under omniORB3, invoked system() to
>>execute a shell command. Under omniORB4, however, the server
>>dies instantly..at least the thread invoking system() does. Is
>>system() prohibited under omniORB4 and if so, how can I achieve
>>the same results?
> 
> 
> I had problems with using system() too. Try the attached version. I use it
> in a program here and it works for me.


No luck, I'm afraid. The thread simply stops responding and the 
server process returns control back to the shell with several 
threads still lying about...

Mike Mascari
mascarm@mascari.com