switch(mode) {
    case P_NOWAIT:	/* asynch + remember result */
	if (w32_num_children >= MAXIMUM_WAIT_OBJECTS) {
	    errno = EAGAIN;
	    ret = -1;
	    goto RETVAL;
	}

##</code><code>##

    /* if a child exists, wait for it to die */
    waitcode = WaitForMultipleObjects(w32_num_children,
				      w32_child_handles,
				      FALSE,
				      INFINITE);