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Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 13:33:33 -0800
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Subject: Re: setrlimit & setrusage
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Claudio Castellini wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone.
> 
> I need desperately to put a timeout on my program, compiled under DJGPP. I
> looked at the online documentation and found that setrlimit is, by now,
> implemented as a dummy.
> 
> (a) does the DJGPP staff plan to fully implement it in the near future?

No, AFAIK.  I can't see any use for it on a single-user, unsecured
system.

You are welcome to work on this if you want, however.

> (b) if not, d'ya know any other way to stop a program still running after n
>     seconds without using setrlimit() ?

Use `alarm', or if you need more precision, `setitimer'.

> (c) in the 2.02 "what's new" section, it is stated that getrusage and setrusage
>     have been implemented. What is "setrusage" (couldn't find it in any gcc
>     documentation)?

That would appear to be a bug in the manual.  `setrusage' doesn't exist.
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Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com