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To: scsh-bugs@martigny.ai.mit.edu
Subject: autoreap-policy
From: Rolf-Thomas Happe <rthappe@mathematik.uni-freiburg.de>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 00:21:07 +0200 (MDT)
--> version 0.4.2:

The function autoreap-policy apparently hasn't read the manual 
(draft Nov 1, 1995 - 15:58, section 3.4.1). Respectively, the 
manual should point out, that the policy id has to be wrapped
in a list: (autoreap-policy #f) does not change the policy,
(autoreap-policy '(#f)) does, (autoreap-policy '()) works, 
(autoreap-policy) causes an error (wrong number of arguments). 
The definition in procobjs.scm  actually says
 
        (define (autoreap-policy  maybe-policy) ...
                               ****

The policy 'late documented in section 3.4.1 isn't supported.


BTW, the zombie generated by 

        (read (run/port (cat) (< schmonzes.scm)))

survives an explicit ,collect (with 'early autoreaping). While the 
above line is not meant to make much sense, it would be nice if one 
could perform similar operations without having to bother about 
process reaping, just as one can (run (ps)) and don't care for 
the undead.

Yours,
        Rolf-Thomas

PS: I run scsh on a Linux PC, kernel version 1.2.3. 

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