1 files changed, 17 insertions, 58 deletions

diff --git a/tests/aux/respawn b/tests/aux/respawn
index cd9687a..afed85b 100755
--- a/tests/aux/respawn
+++ b/tests/aux/respawn
@@ -2,62 +2,21 @@
 
-# usage: respawn [-append] [-stderr FILE] [-stdout FILE] [-sleep TIME]
-#                [-pid FILE] [-tag STRING] [-exit CODE]
+# usage: respawn FILE COUNT 
 
-append=0
-unset name
-time=1
-tag=$0
-code=0
+file=${1:?}
+maxcount=${2:?}
 
-while [ $# -ne 0 ]
-do
-    arg=$1
-    shift
-    case $arg in
-        -append)
-            append=1;;
-        -stderr)
-            name=${1:?missing argument for -stderr}
-            shift
-            if [ $append -eq 1 ]; then
-                exec 2>>$name
-                append=0
-            else
-                exec 2>$name
-            fi;;
-        -stdout)
-            name=${1:?missing argument for -stdout}
-            shift
-            if [ $append -eq 1 ]; then
-                exec >>$name
-                append=0
-            else
-                exec >$name
-            fi;;
-        -sleep)
-            time=${1:?missing argument for -sleep}
-            shift;;
-        -pid)
-            name=${1:?missing argument for -pid}
-            shift
-            if [ $append -eq 1 ]; then
-                echo $$ >>$name
-                append=0
-            else
-                echo $$ >$name
-            fi;;
-        -tag)
-            tag=${1:?missing argument for -tag}
-            shift;;
-        -exit)
-            code=${1:?missing argument for -exit}
-            shift;;         
-        *)  echo >&2 "$tag: invalid argument: $arg"
-            exit 1
-    esac
-done
+count=0
 
-echo "$tag: start"
-sleep $time
-echo "$tag: stop"
-exit $code
+if [ -f $file ]; then
+    count=`cat $file`
+    if test -n "$count" && test $count -ge $maxcount; then
+       exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+count=$(($count + 1))
+echo "$count" > $file
+
+exit 0
+
+