question about using G_system command

[Darrell McCauley]

Srin,
 What is G_system returning?  What is your hardware and OS?  You
may want to compile with -g and step through it with a debugger.
Specifically, check each signal.

From src/libes/gis/system.c:
|> * This is essentially the UNIX system() call, except for the signal
|> * handling. During the call, user generated signals (intr, quit)
|> * for the parent are ignored, but allowed for the child. Parent
|> * signals are reset upon completion.

If the child process receives a signal, do you just want it to quit,
or do you want everything to stop? 

--Darrell

>    Date: Mon, 20 Jul 92 16:38:31 CDT
>    From: srin@brcsun1.tamu.edu (Srin)

>    I am trying to use G_system command to fork a process or to call
>    an external module. It does not seem to work. However if I use system call
>    it does work. Any one can explain why it is doing?