#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>  
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include "restart.h"
#define BUFSIZE 256

int dofifochild(const char *fifoname, const char *idstring) {
   char buf[BUFSIZE];
   int fd;
   int rval;
   ssize_t strsize;

   fprintf(stderr, "[%ld]:(child) about to open FIFO %s...\n",
          (long)getpid(), fifoname);
   while (((fd = open(fifoname, O_WRONLY)) == -1) && (errno == EINTR)) ; 
   if (fd == -1) {
      fprintf(stderr, "[%ld]:failed to open named pipe %s for write: %s\n", 
             (long)getpid(), fifoname, strerror(errno));
      return 1; 
   } 
   rval = snprintf(buf, BUFSIZE, "[%ld]:%s\n", (long)getpid(), idstring);
   if (rval < 0) {
      fprintf(stderr, "[%ld]:failed to make the string:\n", (long)getpid());
      return 1; 
   } 
   strsize = strlen(buf) + 1;
   fprintf(stderr, "[%ld]:about to write...\n", (long)getpid());
   rval = r_write(fd, buf, strsize);
   if (rval != strsize) {
      fprintf(stderr, "[%ld]:failed to write to pipe: %s\n",
             (long)getpid(), strerror(errno));
      return 1;
   }
   fprintf(stderr, "[%ld]:finishing...\n", (long)getpid());
   return 0;
}