1.7.5: Occasional failure of CreatePipe or signal handing due to thread-unsafe code in cwdstuff::set

[John Carey]

On Sep 14 12:02, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> True.  Implementing a full replacement for SetCurrentDirectory as in
> your PoC is still an option.  However, I can't do that anymore since
> I'm tainted by reading your code.  If you would contemplate to sign
> a copyright assignment(**), we could create a more thorough solution
> with code scanning and all that in the long run.
>
> In the meantime, I could apply my patch and we can try how well it
> works, hacked as it is.

Sorry, I had not realized that I would cause a problem
by supplying proof of concept code.  I'll inquire...

-- John

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