#include <sys/types.h>

#include <sys/wait.h>

#include <signal.h>

#include <malloc.h>

#include <stdio.h>

int execio_open(struct execio **rem, const char *progname, char *const argv[])

{

  /* pipe used to write to child */

  int pipe_write[2];

  /* pipe used to read from child */

  int pipe_read[2];

  pid_t child;

  /* for wait(2) if needed */

  int childstatus;

  int counter;

  int counter2;

  /* create two pipes to facilitate communication with child */

  if(pipe(pipe_write))

    return 1;

  /* parent */

  child = fork();

  if(child == -1)

    {

      close(pipe_write[0]);

      close(pipe_write[1]);

      close(pipe_read[0]);

      close(pipe_read[1]);

      return 1;

    }

  if(child)

    {

      /* close sides of pipe we won't use */

      close(pipe_write[0]);

      close(pipe_read[1]);

      /* setup execio struct */

      (*rem) = malloc(sizeof(struct execio));

      if(!(*rem))

	{

	  /* we should tell the child we're dead - use wait and close our end of the pipes! */

	  close(pipe_write[1]);

	  close(pipe_read[0]);