posix_setpgid()

posix_setpgid()

function posix_setpgid(int $process_id, int $process_group_id): bool

Moves a process into a process group for job control.

Parameters:

• $process_id (int)
• $process_group_id (int)

Returns: bool

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported on the three executable/release hosts (macOS ARM64, Linux ARM64, and Linux x86_64); calls are refused at compile time for iOS library targets.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/pcntl/posix_setpgid.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how posix_setpgid is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.