/// This function waits for the program to exit. This function will block
/// the current program until the invoked program exits.
/// @returns an integer result code indicating the status of the program.
- /// A zero or positive value indicates the result code of the program. A
- /// negative value is the signal number on which it terminated.
+ /// A zero or positive value indicates the result code of the program.
+ /// -1 indicates failure to execute
+ /// -2 indicates a crash during execution or timeout
/// @see Execute
/// @brief Waits for the program to exit.
int Wait
///< expires, the child is killed and this call returns. If zero,
///< this function will wait until the child finishes or forever if
///< it doesn't.
- std::string* ErrMsg, ///< If non-zero, provides a pointer to a string
+ std::string* ErrMsg ///< If non-zero, provides a pointer to a string
///< instance in which error messages will be returned. If the string
///< is non-empty upon return an error occurred while waiting.
- const char *SignalPrefix ///< If non-zero, provides a prefix to be
- ///< prepended to ErrMsg if the process is terminated abnormally.
);
/// This function terminates the program.
const sys::Path** redirects = 0,
unsigned secondsToWait = 0,
unsigned memoryLimit = 0,
- std::string* ErrMsg = 0,
- const char *SignalPrefix = 0);
+ std::string* ErrMsg = 0);
/// A convenience function equivalent to Program prg; prg.Execute(..);
/// @see Execute