[Zope-dev] Python 2.1.2 causes Error code 6?

Matt Behrens matt.behrens@kohler.com
Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:07:47 -0500


stefan holek wrote:
> At 28.01.2002 13:55 +0000, Chris Withers wrote:
> 
>> 1. What does Error Code 6 mean?
> 
> 
> #define ENXIO            6      /* No such device or address */

Bzzt.  The error code comes from waitpid(), which the Python library 
doco says has the same return code as wait().  The low eight bits are a 
signal, so we actually got a signal 6, not an exit code 6.  Signal 6 is 
SIGABRT.