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> This should solve the above.  The process loop will look something like:
> 
> extern int ncaused;  /* The cumulative number of signals caused */
> int sig;
> 
> while (ncaused) {
>     for (sig = 0; sig < __MAXSIG; sig++)
>         if (caused[sig]) {
>             ncaused--;
>             caused[sig]--;
>             (*handler[sig])(sig+1);
>         }
> }
> 
> The actual signal trap would of course increment caused[n] and ncaused.

Hmm, impossible to keep caused[n] and ncaused in sync.
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