On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 01:02:33PM +0200, Andrej Prsa wrote: > Thanks! But ... I learned how to use g_spawn_async, I programmed > everything and then, when I tried compiling it, I realized that these > functions are declared only in glib2*. Unfortunately, I'm using Gtk1.2 > because I need to be compatible with as many computers as possible. Do I > have any alternatives to g_spawn_async* in 1.2? GLib/GTK 2 has approximately double the features of 1.2, and this is one of them. ;-) You can just use fork/exec directly, but it's a lot of work if done robustly. Havoc