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# FpSignal

Install signal handler (deprecated)

## Declaration

Source position: bunxovlh.inc line 51

`function FpSignal(`
`signum: LongInt;`
`Handler: signalhandler`
`):signalhandler;`

## Description

FPSignal installs a new signal handler (specified by Handler) for signal SigNum.

This call has a subset of the functionality provided by the FpSigAction call. The return value for FpSignal is the old signal handler, or nil on error.

## Errors

Extended error information can be retrieved using fpGetErrno.

SIG_ERR
  An error occurred.

## See also

FpSigAction |  | Install signal handler
FpKill |  | Send a signal to a process

## Example

    Program example58;

    { Program to demonstrate the Signal function.}

    {
    do a kill -USR1 pid from another terminal to see what happens.
    replace pid with the real pid of this program.
    You can get this pid by running 'ps'.
    }

    uses BaseUnix;

    Procedure DoSig(sig : cint);cdecl;

    begin
       writeln('Receiving signal: ',sig);
    end;

    begin
       if fpSignal(SigUsr1,SignalHandler(@DoSig))=signalhandler(SIG_ERR) then
         begin
         writeln('Error: ',fpGetErrno,'.');
         halt(1);
         end;
       Writeln ('Send USR1 signal or press <ENTER> to exit');
       readln;
    end.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014