Re: SNL exit question

[Jeff Hill <johill@lanl.gov>]

Len Lawrence wrote:
> 
> Sorry folks - wrong end of the stick again.  The exit command does not give
> the user the ability to terminate the process but only to perform actions
> on closedown.  The normal C exit function compiles all right but is it the
> correct way to kill a process in EPICS?
> 

Calling exit() within the vxWorks environment causes the vxWorks
task to terminate. This will cause CA to clean up via its task
delete handler. The sequencer also has a task exit handler and it 
should also cleanup when an abrupt task termination occurs.

Calling "exit()" from with in the sequence program should be
roughly equivalent to deleting a sequence program task from the shell.

Jeff

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