1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/Exceptions.cc b/lib/Exceptions.cc
index 10b82a5..6d24646 100644
--- a/lib/Exceptions.cc
+++ b/lib/Exceptions.cc
@@ -125,3 +125,15 @@ int xpipe(int * p, int flag) throw (GeneralException) {
 			            
     return p[flag];
 }
+
+pid_t xfork() throw (GeneralException) {
+    pid_t p;
+    
+    p = fork();
+    
+    if (p == -1) {
+	throw GeneralException("Was not able to fork().\n");
+    }
+    
+    return p;
+}