Good times. Look at the code. What do you think will be the result? #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <signal.h> void trap1(int sig) { fprintf(stderr, "signal\n"); } int main() { int stat; signal(SIGUSR1, trap1); if (fork()) { pause(); wait(&stat); exit(0); } kill(getppid(), SIGUSR1); exit(0); } Both processes must be completed. The result is that the parent process sleeps. ./test signal (zzzzzz) At a different operating system, everything works as expected (tested on OpenBSD 4.6/hppa, OpenBSD/sparc64) I would like to know what you think about this. -- Regards, Denis -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ