Re: an octave unix execution question

[lash]

> 
> 
> We have a user, who is having a situation on 3 different platforms
> with 2.0.9: alpha-linux, dec-osf-3.2, and libc6 pentium linux. She
> invokes octave from the shell and then types in the name of the file
> containing the code she wants to execute, sans `.m'
> 
> Then she does what I didnt think could be done: she types control-z,
> then types bg and then logs out of the machine. When she logs back in,
> the jobs is apparently still running (top displays its status as R).
> 
> When I tried this, I got the following scenario:
> 
> address@hidden ~/rs/octave : octave
> Octave, version 2.0.9 (alpha-dec-osf3.2).
> Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton.
> This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> For details, type `warranty'.
> 
> octave.bin:1> simple
> 
> [1]+  Stopped                 octave

Did you put the command in the background by typing "bg" here?
In csh, what she is doing should work ok, at least until 
the background job trys to read input, or produce output to the
now non-existant controlling tty. I am not sure about other shells.

Back when I was doing development on a project where it took several
hours to build the code, it was common practice for me to type:

        make >& make.out &

right before logging out for the night.  The next morning I could
come in and start the day with a fresh load that had been built
over night.

Bill Lash
address@hidden