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Re: Linux is power squared

From owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Linux is power squared
Date 2011-04-23 21:26 +0000
Organization ok by me, so long as it doesn't get out of hand
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Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> wrote:
> owl formulated the question :
> > Ezekiel <Me@not-there.com> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >
> >> For example - let's say that you're speaking a long file ( espeak <big-file> 
> >> or  obj.Speak(<big-file>, SVSFIsFilename); ) that's several minutes long. 
> >> Part-way through this a higher-priority even happens and you need to pause 
> >> the speaking and say something else ("Reactor is overheating" or "Possible 
> >> intruder at front door").  Using the object model it's trivial:
> >
> >>     obj.Pause();
> >>     # Do something else
> >>     obj.Resume();
> >
> >> If espeak was started via system() then doing these sorts of things isn't 
> >> always easy or even possible to do.
> >
> > Not difficult.  You get espeak's PID (with ps and grep) and send it
> > a SIGTSTP or SIGSTOP, followed later with a SIGCONT.
> >
> > kill -20 <pid_of_espeak>
> > (deal with overheating reactor)
> > kill -18 <pid_of_espeak>

> So, in other words, it becomes a much more involved multi-step process 
> on linux if you want to do something beyond the trivial.

How is it more involved than the way obj.Pause()/obj.Resume() deal
with it?  Saving the PID at the start of the program gives you signal
access when you need it.  Not much different from having an object
handle in this context.

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Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-22 23:35 +0100
  Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-22 16:57 -0600
    Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <Me@Not-there.com> - 2011-04-22 19:17 -0400
      Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <Me@Not-there.com> - 2011-04-22 19:29 -0400
        Re: Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-23 01:04 +0100
          Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <Me@Not-there.com> - 2011-04-22 20:12 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared Big Steel <Steel9901x22@9901x22Steel.com> - 2011-04-22 20:14 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 00:25 +0000
              Re: Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-23 01:36 +0100
                Re: Linux is power squared RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 00:57 +0000
              Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 10:13 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 16:35 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-23 10:22 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@netscape.net> - 2011-04-24 05:36 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 12:01 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@netscape.net> - 2011-04-25 21:45 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 16:33 +0000
            Re: Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-23 01:28 +0100
              Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <Me@Not-there.com> - 2011-04-22 20:46 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-22 21:24 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 09:55 +0200
              Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <Me@Not-there.com> - 2011-04-23 09:07 -0400
              Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 10:15 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 16:24 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-23 16:16 +0100
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 11:32 -0400
              Re: Linux is power squared chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-04-25 07:42 -0500
        Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-22 19:39 -0500
          Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-22 22:10 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-23 00:34 -0500
            Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-23 06:51 +0000
              Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-23 01:01 -0600
                Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-23 07:14 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-23 01:35 -0600
                Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-23 01:38 -0600
                Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-23 09:19 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 10:24 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-23 10:47 -0600
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 19:46 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 18:20 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 22:20 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-24 08:28 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-24 14:18 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 14:13 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-24 13:41 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-24 14:16 -0600
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-24 16:26 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-25 07:49 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared Gregory Shearman <ZekeGregory@netscape.net> - 2011-04-25 21:43 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared Bob Hauck <postmaster@avalanche.org> - 2011-04-25 20:08 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2011-04-26 04:28 +0100
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-26 06:02 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-26 22:31 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-26 10:46 -0500
              Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <Me@Not-there.com> - 2011-04-23 10:50 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 17:19 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-23 10:18 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-23 12:49 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 12:54 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 20:00 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-24 13:30 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 14:44 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-26 10:53 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Bob Hauck <postmaster@avalanche.org> - 2011-04-23 18:32 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-24 00:33 +0100
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-24 13:29 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-24 19:01 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Big Steel <Steel9901x22@9901x22Steel.com> - 2011-04-24 19:35 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-24 19:57 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Big Steel <Steel9901x22@9901x22Steel.com> - 2011-04-24 20:08 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-24 20:15 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Big Steel <Steel9901x22@9901x22Steel.com> - 2011-04-24 20:23 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 14:23 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 14:20 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-25 10:10 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 16:57 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-26 10:50 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-26 12:34 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-26 10:48 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Big Steel <Steel98@steel98.com> - 2011-04-26 12:50 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 18:29 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-23 21:08 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-23 15:14 -0600
                Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-23 21:26 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <Me@Not-there.com> - 2011-04-23 17:25 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-24 09:42 +0000
            Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 14:17 +0200
              Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 11:34 -0400
              Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-23 10:22 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 18:30 -0400
      Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-22 21:23 -0400
    Re: Linux is power squared stukie <stukieh@gmail.com> - 2011-04-22 23:24 +0000
      Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 07:22 -0400
      Re: Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-23 14:29 +0100
    Re: Linux is power squared owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2011-04-22 23:34 +0000
      Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-22 19:46 -0500
        Re: Linux is power squared DFS <nospam@dfs_.com> - 2011-04-23 03:31 +0000
          Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-22 23:42 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-23 00:33 -0500
              Re: Linux is power squared Norman Peelman <npeelman@cfl.rr.com> - 2011-04-23 08:33 -0400
          Re: Linux is power squared Chris <chrisdhaag@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-23 08:21 +0000
            Re: Linux is power squared William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-04-23 09:41 +0100
            Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 07:25 -0400
              Re: Linux is power squared TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 14:31 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 10:29 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-04-23 17:28 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 22:15 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-04-23 22:50 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 23:16 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-24 13:44 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-04-24 22:30 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared William Poaster <wp@induh-vidual.net> - 2011-04-24 23:11 +0100
                Re: Linux is power squared Big Steel <Steel9901x22@9901x22Steel.com> - 2011-04-24 18:50 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 11:57 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-04-24 20:16 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared TomB <tommy.bongaerts@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 11:56 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-04-25 10:19 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-04-24 14:15 -0700
                Re: Linux is power squared DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-04-24 20:16 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-24 18:40 -0600
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-26 10:52 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Homer <usenet@slated.org> - 2011-04-27 02:51 +0100
                Re: Linux is power squared stukie <stukieh@gmail.com> - 2011-04-28 22:18 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-28 19:51 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared stukie <stukieh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-03 20:48 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-04 11:15 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared stukie <stukieh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 20:22 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-04 17:30 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared stukie <stukieh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 23:19 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-05 13:05 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared stukie <stukieh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 21:50 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-06 10:40 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared stukie <stukieh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 23:32 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared stukie <stukieh@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 23:31 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 00:23 +0000
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-05-09 13:18 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-25 14:14 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-26 10:52 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-24 10:42 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-24 04:58 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-24 11:14 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-24 13:44 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2011-04-25 07:51 -0500
                Re: Linux is power squared "caged steel" <CS@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-25 09:27 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2011-04-23 09:15 -0700
          Re: Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-23 14:19 +0100
            Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 10:37 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-04-23 17:27 -0400
    Re: Linux is power squared 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-23 01:01 +0100
      Re: 7 is power less DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-04-22 20:30 -0400
        Re: 7 is power less flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-22 21:28 -0400
        Re: 7 is power less 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2011-04-23 14:54 +0100
      Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-22 18:55 -0600
    Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-22 19:36 -0500
      Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-23 00:27 -0600
        Re: Linux is power squared Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xzoozy.com> - 2011-04-23 10:20 -0400
        Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-23 10:13 -0500
          Re: Linux is power squared "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchmail.com> - 2011-04-23 12:54 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 12:57 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-23 11:05 -0600
              Re: Linux is power squared Hadron<hadronquark@gmail.com> - 2011-04-23 20:05 +0200
                Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 14:12 -0400
                Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-24 13:34 -0500
          Re: Linux is power squared Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@comcast.invalid> - 2011-04-23 10:55 -0600
            Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-23 13:03 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2011-04-23 17:49 -0400
            Re: Linux is power squared JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2011-04-24 13:39 -0500
  Re: Linux is power squared flatfish+++ <flatfish@marianatrench.com> - 2011-04-22 21:25 -0400

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