Re: [HACKERS] removing the exec() from doexec()
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: scrappy@hub.org (The Hermit Hacker)
Cc: brett@abraxas.scene.com, pgsql-hackers@hub.org
Date: 1998-04-30T02:42:39Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> > On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > No reason for the exec(). I believe the only advantage is that it gives > > us a separate process name in the 'ps' listing. I have looked into > > simulating this. > > Under FreeBSD, there is: > > setproctitle(3) - set the process title for ps 1 > > This isn't available under Solaris though, last I checked... Not even BSDI, which is BSD 4.4 like FreeBSD. -- Bruce Momjian | 830 Blythe Avenue maillist@candle.pha.pa.us | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 + If your life is a hard drive, | (610) 353-9879(w) + Christ can be your backup. | (610) 853-3000(h)