Miscellany

// System.Diagnostics.Process BUG?
// 
// The code as-is below will open an xterm, then when you close it, it will open// another. Let it open a few (closing each one), then check the "ps" output,
// you will notice a few defunct processes.
//
// The workaround is to call WaitForExit() (see below) - is this a bug, or are
// we expected to do that anyway?
//

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Diagnostics;

public class ProcessTest {

	public static void Main (string [] args)
	{
		Process pc = new Process ();
		pc.StartInfo.FileName = "xterm";
		pc.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
		pc.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
		pc.Start ();

		StreamReader pout = pc.StandardOutput;

		while (pout.ReadLine() != null);
		
		pout.Close ();

		// WORKAROUND: WaitForExit() will wait(2) on the task
		//pc.WaitForExit ();
		pc.Close ();

		Main (null);
	}

}