bug#13535: timeout command not working when SIGALRM blocked

[Stephan Krempel]

Hi there,

If the calling process has SIGALRM blocked, timeout simply never times out.

Find attached a small program to demonstrate the problem and a patch to
fix it by unblocking the necessary signal (at least on x86/linux).

If this is intended behavior, I would suggest to document it explicitly
to prevent people from tapping into the same pitfall that I hit.

Greetings
Stephan

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