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Re: system() just calls "sh" not "/bin/sh"
- From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen at redhat dot com>
- To: cygwin-developers at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 23:44:52 +0100
- Subject: Re: system() just calls "sh" not "/bin/sh"
- References: <20050111205739.GA16311@trixie.casa.cgf.cx>
- Reply-to: cygwin-developers at cygwin dot com
On Jan 11 15:57, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> The linux man page explicitly says that system should run /bin/sh.
> SUSv3 doesn't come out and say that but it seems to imply it.
>
> If I change this then it will be more correct but possibly there will be
> later howls of indignation.
>
> Any thoughts on this? I'm inclined just to change it. The downside of
> changing it are the howls, the upside is that a random 'sh' in your path
> will no longer be called and system will be ever-so-slightly faster.
Sonds good. Go ahead.
Corinna
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