[GHC] #7229: Detecting if a process was killed by a signal is impossible

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#7229: Detecting if a process was killed by a signal is impossible
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        Reporter:  benmachine         |            Owner:
            Type:  bug                |           Status:  new
        Priority:  high               |        Milestone:  7.8.1
       Component:  libraries/process  |          Version:
      Resolution:                     |         Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple   |     Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
 Type of failure:  None/Unknown       |       Difficulty:  Unknown
       Test Case:                     |       Blocked By:
        Blocking:                     |  Related Tickets:
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Comment (by simonmar):

 Sounds like this discussion is converging.  I'm happy with the proposal to
 encode signals in bits 8-15 of the exit code, and to have `exitWith` call
 `kill()` when given one of these signal codes.

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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/7229#comment:27>
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