> Kevin Fisher wrote:
> > 
> > This is probably a silly question but...  is there a proper way to make a
> > sub-process terminate itself correctly?  For example, I've got a loop running
> > in a seperate process..how do I signal that this process is done from within
> > the process?
> 
> Just fall off the end, break out of the loop, ... When the block that
> you forked ends, so does the process.


Ah, great...thanks for the pointer!  I've spent too much time with UNIX 
forks()...I keep looking for an exit(). :)

> 
> > So far I've tried sending 'terminate' to the process object representing the
> > sub-process from -within- the sub-process, but this seems to leave behind an
> > UndefinedObject>>DoIt in the Process List browser.  Am I missing something
> > obvious?
> 
> Well, there's no reason to use terminate from within a process
> (and, in fact, it might not necessarily work well). Just fall off
> the end of the block, and make sure that there isn't another pointer
> to the process itself (so it'll get garbage collected).
> 
> i.e.:
> 
> 	[ 100 timesRepeat: [ 123 printString ] ] fork
> 
> will not leave any trace behind after a garbage collect, as long
> as you don't keep any references to it.
>

I see.  Yes, it does seem to do odd things if I try to terminate it from 
within.
Does the presence of an UndefinedObject>>DoIt in the Process Browser mean 
anything?


 
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