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Subject: Re: How to run a GNAT program without starting a terminal session
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Date: 2018-07-19T13:46:59-07:00
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On Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 9:40:20 AM UTC-7, bj=C3=B6rn lundin wrote:
> On 2018-07-19 13:30, Jerry wrote:
> > I _want_ to start it myself each time, approximately every 30 minutes, =
and it is designed to stop running after one minute.
> Ah, I misunderstood.
> You want to know when you should stop running.
> I suggested putting it as a daemon to signal when to START running.
> A delay of 30 minutes would give you a beep twice an hour.

My computer is already set to do that by announcing the time every half hou=
r.
>=20
> However if you are NOT at the computer - but running around - how could
> the terminal app annoy you?
> You are not there - except when you start it.
> Does it not go away once your program is finished?
Correct--it leaves an open terminal window indicated a completed session al=
ong with all the output that normally comes with a terminal session even if=
 the user program doesn't add any. Maybe the result of some settings in my =
terminal preferences. In any case the program would always launch the termi=
nal app which remains open even if I could figure out how to close each win=
dow.
>=20
> --=20
> --
> Bj=C3=B6rn