Richard Hartmann wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Bram Moolenaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > + getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process. > > + On Unix this is a unique number. On MS-DOS it's always > > zero. > > At least on Linux, it's not a unique number. It isn't even unique during > a single uptime, as the counter will roll over at 65534 and start > re-using freed PIDs. Slightly different, but same principle for Linux > systems with randomized PIDs. I don't think there is any Unix-like system where two processes can have the same number. The numbers are recycled after a process exits, of course. > It might make sense to implement get_ppid() as well, even though I can't > think of anything useful to do with that info. Perhaps check if you run > in screen and warn if not? Dunno. We don't usually add features just in case someone might use them some day. -- I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
