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how can i create a child process' child...

i want to compute the fibonacci numbers..each child will compute a fibo number sequentially and wait for its child...but how?
Jan 4 '07 #1
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You might want to use threads, like the pthreads library. Threads share memory, whereas parent/child processes do not. A process created using fork() would have to use pipe() to communicate with its parent. Google pthread for more info.
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