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[xemacs-hg @ 2004-09-14 14:39:49 by james] Remove all but one remaining trace of callproc.c.
author james
date Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:40:19 +0000
parents c91543697b09
children 6aa56b089139
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5466 @cindex modules for interfacing with the operating system 5466 @cindex modules for interfacing with the operating system
5467 @cindex interfacing with the operating system, modules for 5467 @cindex interfacing with the operating system, modules for
5468 @cindex operating system, modules for interfacing with the 5468 @cindex operating system, modules for interfacing with the
5469 5469
5470 @example 5470 @example
5471 callproc.c 5471 process.el
5472 process.c 5472 process.c
5473 process.h 5473 process.h
5474 @end example 5474 @end example
5475 5475
5476 These modules allow XEmacs to spawn and communicate with subprocesses 5476 These modules allow XEmacs to spawn and communicate with subprocesses
5477 and network connections. 5477 and network connections.
5478 5478
5479 @cindex synchronous subprocesses 5479 @cindex synchronous subprocesses
5480 @cindex subprocesses, synchronous 5480 @cindex subprocesses, synchronous
5481 @file{callproc.c} implements (through the @code{call-process} 5481 @file{process.el} implements (through the @code{call-process}
5482 primitive) what are called @dfn{synchronous subprocesses}. This means 5482 primitive) what are called @dfn{synchronous subprocesses}. This means
5483 that XEmacs runs a program, waits till it's done, and retrieves its 5483 that XEmacs runs a program, waits till it's done, and retrieves its
5484 output. A typical example might be calling the @file{ls} program to get 5484 output. A typical example might be calling the @file{ls} program to get
5485 a directory listing. 5485 a directory listing.
5486 5486