Re: [MiNT] expanded /proc vs new /kern

[atari@bright.net (Lonny Pursell)]

On Tue, 7 Dec 1999 21:54:14 -0000, Anthony Jacques wrote:

>> >I previously quoted that part and it says "_might_ have an entry
>> >miniwin.003" which still doesn't explicit that it must be 8+3; it
>> >only states filename without extension, plus an extension
>> >consisting of the pid.
>>
>> I think "might" refers to the fact that the pid will change, hence
>> might be ".003", maybe ".005", since it is assigned by the kernal
>> when it's launched so not very predictable.  So now we see just how
>> vague the book really is.
>
>Erm, but the kernel does not/will not re-assign PID's once they are assigned
>to a process?

Pleas note I said "when it's launched"... again the pid could be any number.

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