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| -rw-r--r-- | signal.c | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | txr.1 | 12 |
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ #include "signal.h" #include "unwind.h" #include "eval.h" +#include "txr.h" #define MAX_SIG 32 @@ -113,7 +114,10 @@ static void sig_handler(int sig) static val kill_wrap(val pid, val sig) { cnum p = c_num(pid), s = c_num(default_arg(sig, num_fast(SIGTERM))); - return num(kill(p, s)); + int res = kill(p, s); + if (opt_compat && opt_compat <= 114) + return num(res); + return tnil(res == 0); } static val raise_wrap(val sig) @@ -31319,6 +31319,11 @@ If the argument is omitted, it defaults to the same value as .codn sig-term . +The return value is +.code t +if the function succeeds, otherwise +.codn nil . + .SS* Unix Processes .coNP Functions @ fork and @ wait @@ -33290,7 +33295,12 @@ selects the behaviors described below for version 105, but not those for 102. .cble The new format omits the program name prefix and parentheses. - +Also, the +.code kill +function returned an integer, obtained from the return +value of the underlying C function, rather than converting +that value to a boolean. The old behavior was not documented, +and 114 compatibility restores it. .IP 113 Version 113 is the last version in which the |