On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 03:03:19AM +0100, Laurent Bercot wrote:
>  Yes, and that's not a problem. system() is a horrible interface
> anyway, if only because of the automatic shell invocation and
> parsing; no self-respecting Unix programmer should ever use it.
> system() needs to be implemented for pure standards conformance,
> but it can be done as it was conceived, i.e. as a quick and dirty
> hack. Please, don't spend more time on it than strictly necessary
> and keep your brain power available for more interesting parts of
> the libc.

This is probably why this bug was overlooked for so long. Unfortunately,
it's become more or less common practice in companies I've been working
at, which is how I catched it (just to insist on the fact I don't
personally use system() to anyone who can hire ;-)).

-- 
Richard Braun
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