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doc: refine process.kill() and exit explanations #2918

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R: @sam-github, @nodejs/documentation
CC: @ronkorving
Ref: #2861
Fix: #2924

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@Trott this addresses all my concerns, thank you for that, LGTM from me

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I'm not sure how fast this can be merged, the other PR was open a couple days, and only @bnoordhuis and I commented, so maybe this could merge quickly, or maybe you should wait until tomorrow in case someone does have opinions.

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Trott commented Sep 16, 2015

@sam-github: I was just typing this:

I'll land this Wed 17-Sep around 3PM PDT/10PM UMT unless there are objections.

If you feel really good about it and want to fast-track land it sooner, I don't have a problem with that. If you leave it to me, I'm inclined to give it 24 hours.


Note that Windows does not support sending Signals, but Node.js offers some
emulation with `process.kill()`, and `child_process.kill()`. Sending signal `0`
can be used to test for the existence of a process
can be used to test for the existence of a process. Sending `SIGINT`,
`SIGTERM`, and `SIGKILL` cause the unconditional exit of the target process.
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Unless an event handler is listening, in the case of SIGINT and SIGTERM, right?

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Yes on POSIX systems, but no on Windows. That paragraph applies to Windows only.

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My bad, thanks. It does sound to me then that inevitably, Node should strive to unify the behavior. If we can't get Windows to behave, perhaps we need to downgrade the POSIX behavior? (that would suck, but if that's the only way ...)

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Hey, @sam-github, should I change exit in line 248 to termination?

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yes, Windows doesn't support signals, so it doesn't support the distinction, but its still more consistent.

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OK, done.

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LGTM

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Trott commented Sep 17, 2015

Removed the for example part. Those details can go elsewhere, preferably somewhere that they can be explained comprehensively, such as a guide at https://github.com/nodejs/docs/tree/master/src

Trott added a commit to Trott/io.js that referenced this pull request Sep 17, 2015
Add corrections about when exit event fires and how .kill() works on
Windows.

PR-URL: nodejs#2918
Reviewed-By: Sam Roberts <vieuxtech@gmail.com>
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Trott commented Sep 17, 2015

Landed in 4dcf24c

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Add corrections about when exit event fires and how .kill() works on
Windows.

PR-URL: #2918
Reviewed-By: Sam Roberts <vieuxtech@gmail.com>
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Thanks @Trott. I was afk for a few weeks, so was unable to respond for a while, but appreciate the changes 👍

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