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To: "unknown user" <jwl1980 AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: fork() 
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Jul 1999 22:35:54 EDT."
             <19990731023555 DOT 42209 DOT qmail AT hotmail DOT com> 
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 00:28:20 -0500
From: Mumit Khan <khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT EDU>

"unknown user" <jwl1980 AT hotmail DOT com> writes:
> I'm trying to compile a Linux program that uses fork() ... it just crashes 
> if i compile it with fork() so i have to comment out fork().. are there 
> anyway to simulate fork() function under Windows 95/98 so it runs in 
> background as it's suppose to like on Linux? Any help would be thankful.

Why don't show us what you're trying to do? fork() in general does work
fine under Cygwin b20.1; there're certainly bugs, but you need to come up
with a testcase shows that problem. 

Regards,
Mumit


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