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Re: install.c: fix obscure compile-time failure on Linux
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: install.c: fix obscure compile-time failure on Linux |
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Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:36:45 -0700 |
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Andreas Schwab <address@hidden> writes:
> Jim Meyering <address@hidden> writes:
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>> + if (waitpid (pid, &status, 0) < 0)
>> + error (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("waiting for strip"));
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> That mishandles EINTR.
It would mishandle EINTR if EINTR occurred, but 'install' doesn't use
signal handlers, so EINTR is impossible here. This sort of assumption
occurs several times in the core utilities.