[erlang-questions] Programming question

[Ulf Wiger (TN/EAB)]

Through the use of supervisors, you can either set up the 
processes under a one_for_all supervisor or a rest_for_one,
where B is started after A. Then, if A dies, the supervisor
will kill B.

BR,
Ulf W

> -----Original Message-----
> From: erlang-questions-bounces@REDACTED 
> [mailto:erlang-questions-bounces@REDACTED] On Behalf Of Sean Hinde
> Sent: den 24 januari 2007 15:09
> To: Mats Cronqvist (TN/EAB)
> Cc: Erlang Questions
> Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] Programming question
> 
> 
> On 24 Jan 2007, at 13:42, Mats Cronqvist wrote:
> 
> > Sean Hinde wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> A quick question for Erlang gurus out there.
> >>
> >> I have two processes A and B. B spends most of its life in 
> a series 
> >> of gen_server calls towards A:
> >>
> >> loopB(PidA, S) ->
> >>       Res = gen_server:call(PidA, {op, stuff}),
> >>       S1 = process(Res, S),
> >>       loopB(PidA, S1).
> >>
> >> The question is how do I set things up so that if A dies B 
> is killed?
> >
> >
> >   as a non-guru, i was thinking that happened automatically 
> as soon as 
> > you made the call?
> >
> > 1> is_process_alive(Pid).
> > false
> > 2> gen_server:call(Pid, {op, stuff}).
> > ** exited: {noproc,{gen_server,call,[<0.14604.0>,{op,stuff}]}} **
> 
> loopB spends most of its time waiting for a reply to the 
> call. The likelihood is that Process A will die during the 
> processing of the call, not while it is being "sent". In that 
> case the above will not happen. Question still stands :-)
> 
> Sean
> 
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