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+
+/* 
+ * $Id$
+ * 
+ * Operating System Independent Interface to Process Environment
+ *
+ * Author: Jeff Hill
+ *
+ */
+#include "shareLib.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef enum osiGetUserNameReturn {
+                osiGetUserNameFail, 
+                osiGetUserNameSuccess} osiGetUserNameReturn;
+epicsShareFunc osiGetUserNameReturn epicsShareAPI osiGetUserName (char *pBuf, unsigned bufSize);
+
+/*
+ * Spawn detached process with named executable, but return 
+ * osiSpawnDetachedProcessNoSupport if the local OS does not
+ * support heavy weight processes.
+ */
+typedef enum osiSpawnDetachedProcessReturn {
+                osiSpawnDetachedProcessFail, 
+                osiSpawnDetachedProcessSuccess,
+                osiSpawnDetachedProcessNoSupport} osiSpawnDetachedProcessReturn;
+
+epicsShareFunc osiSpawnDetachedProcessReturn epicsShareAPI osiSpawnDetachedProcess 
+    (const char *pProcessName, const char *pBaseExecutableName);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
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