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     EXCEPTION(2)                                         EXCEPTION(2)

     NAME
          exception - Exception module

     SYNOPSIS
          include "exception.m";
          exc := load Exception Exception->PATH;

          getexc:   fn(pid: int): (int, string, string);
          setexcnotifyleader: fn(pid: int): int;
          setexcpropagate:    fn(pid: int): int;

     DESCRIPTION
          Exception provides exception-related utility routines to
          read or write to system device files.

          Getexc returns the last exception to be raised on the pro-
          cess with the given process id. A process id of -1 is taken
          to mean the current process. The returned triple gives the
          pc value, the module and the exception name or 0, nil, nil
          if no exception has occurred.

          Setexcnotifyleader and setexcpropagate set 'exceptions noti-
          fyleader' and 'exceptions propagate' respectively on the
          given process. 0 is returned on success, -1 on failure (for
          instance if the process is not a group leader or does not
          exist).  See prog (3) for the actual meaning of these set-
          tings.

     SOURCE
          /appl/lib/exception.b

     SEE ALSO
          prog(3)

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