fork/exec fixed? [was Re: How to build static lib's]

Charles S. Wilson cwilson@ece.gatech.edu
Mon Sep 27 13:20:00 GMT 1999


Mumit Khan wrote:

> 
> This problem is due to a bug in cygwin-b20, and is fixed in recent
> snapshots. In most cases, it is quite harmless (unless you're creating
> subprocesses using fork/exec, in which case odd things may happen).
> 

Does this mean that the old fork/exec problem that plagued cygwin-perl a
while back is fixed in recent snapshots? Not fixed? Partially fixed?

Reference: "fork + dlls" thread on May 21-23, 1999.

--Chuck

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