shithub: mc

ref: 4eae5641fda676dbb1085560b993971d32b38935
dir: /libstd/wait+osx.myr/

use sys

use "die.use"
use "syswrap.use"

pkg std =
	type waitstatus = union
		`Wsuccess
		`Wfailure
		`Wsignal
		`Waiterror
	;;

	const wait	: (pid : pid -> waitstatus)
;;

const wait = {pid
	var st

:again
	if sys.waitpid(pid castto(sys.pid), &st, 0) > 0
		match st & 0o177
		| 0:	->
			if (st >> 8) == 0
				-> `Wsuccess
			else
				-> `Wfailure
			;;
		| sig: 	-> `Wsignal
		| 0o177:	/* stopped */
			/* 
			when a process stops, eg, if paused by a debugger,
			wait() will return. This API is for waiting until
			a process exits. Loop instead.
			*/
			goto again
		;;
	;;
	-> `Waiterror
}