Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130207/Ohana/src/libkapa/src/KapaOpen.c
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--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130207/Ohana/src/libkapa/src/KapaOpen.c	(revision 35137)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130207/Ohana/src/libkapa/src/KapaOpen.c	(revision 35138)
@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@
     sprintf (line, "%s -name '%s' &", kapa_exec, kapa_name);
   }
-  if (system (line) == -1) {
+  int status = system (line);
+  if (status == -1) {
     fprintf (stderr, "failed to launch kapa\n");
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (status > 0) {
+    fprintf (stderr, "error launching kapa\n");
     return 0;
   }