#include <unistd.h>
#define SERVER "./fifo_server"
#define CLIENT "./fifo_client"
#define FIFO "/tmp/rotten_hack"
/* a NON-ERROR-CHECKED driver for the FIFO server and client */
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
mkfifo(FIFO, S_IRWXU);
if(fork())
{
execl(SERVER, (char *) NULL);
}
if(fork())
{
execl(CLIENT, (char *) NULL);
}
unlink(FIFO); /* is there a synchronization issue here? */
return 0;
}