Re: How to make A be the child process of B?

From: Artie Gold (artiegold_at_austin.rr.com)
Date: 08/28/03 

Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 04:46:04 GMT

K.S.Liang wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> fork() can create the child process, but both the parent and child
> processes are from the same executable binary.

Well yes. Initially at least.

To run a different program, after you fork(), you call one of the
exec*() family of functions to overlay the process with a different
executable.

That's the way all processes (with the exception of `init') are created.

> Is there any way to
> make program A be the child process of process B? Or how can I make
> process A be the child process of process B at runtime if I have both
> process IDs?

Erm, no.

HTH,
--ag 

-- 
Artie Gold -- Austin, Texas

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