1PSTAT(3PVM)                     PVM Version 3.4                    PSTAT(3PVM)
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NAME

6       pvm_pstat - Returns the status of the specified PVM process.
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SYNOPSIS

10       C    int status = pvm_pstat( tid )
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12       Fortran   call pvmfpstat( tid, status )
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PARAMETERS

16       tid     Integer task identifier of the PVM process in question.
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18       status  Integer  returns  the  status  of the PVM process identified by
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20               and PvmBadParam if the tid is bad.
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DESCRIPTION

24       The  routine  pvm_pstat returns the status of the process identified by
25       tid.  Also note that pvm_notify() can be used to notify the caller that
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EXAMPLES

30       C:
31            tid = pvm_parent();
32            status = pvm_pstat( tid );
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35            CALL PVMFPARENT( TID )
36            CALL PVMFPSTAT( TID, STATUS )
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ERRORS

40       The following error conditions can be returned by pvm_pstat.
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42       PvmBadParam
43              Bad Parameter, most likely an invalid tid value.
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SEE ALSO

52       pvm_notify(3PVM)
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56                                30 August, 1993                    PSTAT(3PVM)
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