Please examine the value of the  errno  variable when the  wait() 
function has failed. Look it up in  /usr/include/errno.h  or post 
it here.

- Thomas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: prabhath krishnamoorthy [mailto:community-noreply@qnx.com] 
> Sent: 19 December 2008 11:49
> To: general-bazaar
> Subject: problem with Wait function
> 
> HI ,,
> I am trying to use the wait() call to identify the process 
> termination...
> 
> 
> I still face a few problems with wait() .
> 
> My wait always return immediately with -1 error..
> I verified that the child process are running.
> Verified the status variable is proper..
> I gave SIG_IGN to all the signals except the SIGCHLD..
>  
> What else could be the reason.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> Prabhath Krishnamoorthy
> Services SS,Audio-2,
> VTSC, India. phone: 91 44 6617 7724
> 
> 
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