- Modified some log messages and shell output to make more sense.

os/ass3/fishbones.c

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static void gup(FILE * log1, FILE * log2, int pipe_id[2], int myNumber)
 					fprintf(log1, "Child %d has no antidote for poison and will exit \n", myNumber);
 					fprintf(log2, "Child %d has no antidote for poison and will exit \n", myNumber);
 					fprintf(log3, "Child %d has no antidote for poison and will exit \n", myNumber);
+                    break;
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ main(int argc, char * argv[])
 		   */
 		
 		/* Ignore newlines and spaces */
-		if( c == '\n' || (int)c == 32 )
+		if( c == '\n' || c == 32 )
 		{
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -172,8 +173,8 @@ main(int argc, char * argv[])
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if( c == 'P' )
-                wait(NULL);
+			//if( c == 'P' )
+            //    wait(NULL);
             
             pid_t child_id;
 			
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ main(int argc, char * argv[])
 			/* When you fork, be sure to print the process id of the child
 			   (if the fork succeeds) and an error message otherwise */
 			
-			switch( fork() )
+			switch( (child_id = fork()) )
 			{
 				case -1:
 					perror("Child could not be created \n");
@@ -191,12 +192,12 @@ main(int argc, char * argv[])
 					gup(log1, log2, pipe_id, getpid());
 					break;
 				default:
-					fputs("Parent process continuing... \n", log1);
-					fputs("Parent process continuing... \n", log2);
+					fprintf(log1, "Started child process %d \n", child_id);
+					fprintf(log2, "Started child process %d \n", child_id);
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
+    
 	fprintf(log1, "Program exited normally \n");
 	fprintf(log2, "Program exited normally \n");
 	fclose(log1);