"Martin v. Löwis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Michael Hudson schrieb: >>> According to [1], all python needs to do to avoid this problem is >>> block all signals in all but the main thread; >> >> Argh, no: then people who call system() from non-main threads end up >> running subprocesses with all signals masked, which breaks other >> things in very mysterious ways. Been there... > > Python should register a pthread_atfork handler then, which clears > the signal mask. Would that not work?
Not for system() at least: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-December/041303.html Cheers, mwh -- ROOSTA: Ever since you arrived on this planet last night you've been going round telling people that you're Zaphod Beeblebrox, but that they're not to tell anyone else. -- The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Episode 7 _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
