[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
> Machine: i686
> OS: linux-gnu
> Compiler: gcc
> Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
> -DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
> -DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/tmp/REMOVEME/LOCAL/share/locale'
> -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I/tmp/REMOVEME/bash-3.0
> -I/tmp/REMOVEME/bash-3.0/include -I/tmp/REMOVEME/bash-3.0/lib -g -O2
> uname output: Linux hal.barc.equinoxsensors.com 2.6.11.11 #1 SMP Wed Jun 1
> 09:06:51 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Bash Version: 3.0
> Patch Level: 16
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
> I had previously sent a bug-report explaining that a parent bash
> process would sometimes exit if a background interactive command was issued
> that contained a process substitution. I now have found the cause of the
> problem, and detail that below.
>
> Repeat-By:
> Begin an interactive bash session.
> Execute the command "$(:|:)&", without the quotes.
> Continue to execute the above command until the parent shell
> exits.
This is a classic race condition. It's already been fixed for the
next version.
Chet
--
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Chet Ramey, ITS, CWRU [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tiswww.tis.case.edu/~chet/
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