Re: Bad interaction between CVS and ssh due to libc

[Derek Robert Price]

Paul Eggert wrote:

> how about making CVS pipe the output through `cat' when
> it invokes a subprocess?  That should be easy.
>  
>
>
> I would improve on this suggestion as follows.  CVS should
> automatically create a "cat"-like process when it is about to invoke
> $CVS_RSH, if it detects that the problem might occur.  That is, if the
> CVS client detects that stderr and stdout point to the same file, and
>  

All right.  I've searched a lot of mail archives and web sites now.  Any 
suggestions on how I'd detect that stderr and stdout point at the same 
file?  Preferrably in some cross-platform manner.

Derek

--
               *8^)

Email: derek@ximbiot.com

Get CVS support at http://ximbiot.com
--
Organ transplants are best left to professionals.
Organ transplants are best left to professionals.
Organ transplants are best left to professionals...

         - Bart Simpson on chalkboard, _The Simpsons_