[Mono-list] Mono.Unix.Native.Syscall.fork()

Sat Oct 4 21:30:52 EDT 2008

On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 16:56 -0700, Sixes wrote:
> If I use Mono.Posix.Syscall.fork(), I get a message:
> 
> Warning 'Mono.Posix.Syscall' is obsolete: 'Use Mono.Unix.Native.Syscall.'
> 
> However, Mono.Posix.Syscall doesn't seem to have a fork() method.  Am I
> missing something?  Or is this an oversight?
> 
> I'm trying to implement Cpan's Proc::Daemon::Init code to create a daemon in
> mono and C#.  I can't find any other way to fork.

A daemon in .NET is a service. You can create your own service by
deriving from System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase and then use
mono-service (http://go-mono.com/docs/index.aspx?link=man%
3Amono-service(1)).

-Gonzalo