anchor.diff:  -vsn('$Id$').
   
   -export([fix_cwd/0,
  -         make_ring_with_ids/1, make_ring/1, stop_ring/1, stop_pid_groups/0,
  +         make_ring_with_ids/1, make_ring/1, stop_ring/0, stop_ring/1,
  +         stop_pid_groups/0,
            check_ring_size/1,
            wait_for_stable_ring/0, wait_for_stable_ring_deep/0,
            start_process/1, start_process/2,
  
positive.code:             exit(Pid, kill),
              wait_for_process_to_die(Pid),
              stop_pid_groups(),
              ok
          end
      catch
  
negative.code:     ct:pal("Scalaris has booted with ~p nodes..~n", [Size]),
      Pid.
  
  %% @doc Stops a ring previously started with make_ring/1 or make_ring_with_ids/1.
  -spec stop_ring() -> ok.
  stop_ring() ->
      stop_ring(erlang:whereis(ct_test_ring)).
  
  %% @doc Stops a ring previously started with make_ring/1 or make_ring_with_ids/1
  %%      when the process' pid is known.
  -spec stop_ring(pid()) -> ok.
  stop_ring(Pid) ->
      try
  