--- shell.c.old	2005-11-11 16:47:30.000000000 +0100
+++ shell.c	2005-11-11 16:48:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@
 	int ret;

 	int status;

 	ret = waitpid(x->pid,&status,WNOHANG);

-	if (ret == x->pid) {

+	if (ret == x->pid && WIFEXITED(status)) {

 	     shell_cleanup(x);

-	     if (WIFEXITED(status)) {

-		  outlet_float(x->x_done,WEXITSTATUS(status));

-	     }

-	     else outlet_float(x->x_done,0);

+	     outlet_float(x->x_done,WEXITSTATUS(status));

 	}

 	else {

 	     if (x->x_del < 100) x->x_del+=2; /* increment poll times */