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Unix Interrupts

unix interrupts interrupts CMU Common Lisp allows access to all the Unix signals that can be generated under Unix. It should be noted that if this capability is abused, it is possible to completely destroy the running Lisp. The following macros and functions allow access to the Unix interrupt system. The signal names as specified in section 2 of the Unix Programmer's Manual are exported from the Unix package.



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Peter Van Eynde 2001-03-08