[Devel] [ openser-Feature Requests-1638504 ] exec_msg_nowait request

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Feature Requests item #1638504, was opened at 2007-01-18 13:54
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Category: modules
Group: ver devel
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Begeragus Lmerov (begeragus)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: exec_msg_nowait request

Initial Comment:
Hello,
For executing external scripts the exec module uses exec_msg, which however waits for the external command to end and stops script execution. Moreover there is a hanging defunct child process if the command was set to run in background.

It would be useful if there was a function accessible through main script that will not wait for the programm to end, just fork it and go on. Something like exec_msg_nowait. 
In this way if a program fails in some unusual way (for example - no interpreter found to execute script) the main process will not wait for it forever.

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