Re: NSTask waitForDataInBackgroundAndNotify and waitUntilExit

• Subject: Re: NSTask waitForDataInBackgroundAndNotify and waitUntilExit
• From: "Shawn Erickson" <email@hidden>
• Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 14:04:22 -0700
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Your placement of waitUntilExit is blocking the runloop which needs to
be running to service the background notifications you requested. If
you want async behavior then you cannot wait on the task (at least not
in the way you are currently attempting).

Review the following code example...

http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Moriarity/listing5.html

-Shawn
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