Detached workflow process group ${String(pid)} is still runn

Error message

Detached workflow process group ${String(pid)} is still running

What it means

Error "Detached workflow process group ${String(pid)} is still running" thrown in coleam00/Archon.

Source

Thrown at packages/cli/src/utils/detached-run-control.ts:570

      );
    }
    return;
  }
  if (await waitUntilGone(() => processGroupExists(pid), TERMINATION_GRACE_MS)) return;

  try {
    process.kill(-pid, 'SIGKILL');
  } catch (error) {
    if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code !== 'ESRCH') throw error;
    if (processExists(pid)) {
      throw new Error(
        `Detached workflow owner ${String(pid)} is alive but does not own process group ${String(pid)}`
      );
    }
    return;
  }
  if (!(await waitUntilGone(() => processGroupExists(pid), TERMINATION_CONFIRM_MS))) {
    throw new Error(`Detached workflow process group ${String(pid)} is still running`);
  }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/cli/src/utils/detached-run-control.ts:570 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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