Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 23:50:37 -0400
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Subject: Re: libc question: Why no setpgrp()?
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> Was this function just overlooked, or is it impossible to define
> suitably for the DJGPP environment?

There are no process groups in DJGPP.  If you wish to add such a
function, it would have to always fail (we have other functions like
that, like fork()).  There is also the risk that programs will detect
the presence of setpgrp() and use that as evidence that process groups
*do* exist.

And yes, this thread should move over to djgpp-workers.