problem using sunview window + reading tty from a child process

[Mark D. Baushke]

I received the following reply from Sun Software support which solves my
problem.

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Thank you,

Mark D. Baushke                 Internet:    mdb%silvlis.com at sun.com
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---------- Forwarded message From: sun!hvr (Heather Rose)

Mark,

The problem you're running into is that sunview programs change process
groups in the first call to window_create().  You can work around this
with something like this:

        int saved_pgrp;
        saved_pgrp = getpgrp(getpid());

        frame = window_create (NULL,FRAME,0);

        setpgrp(getpid(), saved_pgrp);

For just your first call to window_create().  Please try this and if it
does not work out for you, please get back to me by 1/31/89.  If I do not
hear back from before before this time, I will assume all is working and
close the service order 263289.

Also, if you use vfork instead you can save on some temporary swap space. 
See the man page on fork.

Regards,

Heather Rose
U.S. Answer Center

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