+ * Retrieve the status of a process, waiting on it if dead.
+ * Nonblocking version.
+ *
+ * @param proc process ID
+ * @param type status type
+ * @param code return code/signal number
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK on success, #GNUNET_NO if the process is still running, #GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_OS_process_status (struct GNUNET_OS_Process *proc,
+ enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType *type,
+ unsigned long *code)
+{
+ return process_status (proc,
+ type,
+ code,
+ WNOHANG);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve the status of a process, waiting on it if dead.
+ * Blocking version.
+ *
+ * @param proc pointer to process structure
+ * @param type status type
+ * @param code return code/signal number
+ * @return #GNUNET_OK on success, #GNUNET_NO if the process is still running, #GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_OS_process_wait_status (struct GNUNET_OS_Process *proc,
+ enum GNUNET_OS_ProcessStatusType *type,
+ unsigned long *code)
+{
+ return process_status (proc,
+ type,
+ code,
+ 0);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Wait for a process to terminate. The return code is discarded.
+ * You must not use #GNUNET_OS_process_status() on the same process
+ * after calling this function! This function is blocking and should
+ * thus only be used if the child process is known to have terminated
+ * or to terminate very soon.