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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:21:43 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please@cygwin.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: YA in a series: snapshot what a happy sound
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On Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 05:15:34PM -0800, sthoenna@efn.org wrote:
>Simple test case (typed in from memory as I don't have internet access for
>the next week):
>
>#include <stdlib.h>
>#include <unistd.h>
>int main(int argc, char **argv)
>{
>   system("true");
>   fork();
>   return 0;
>}
>
>The bug seems to be when a zombie is left after having successfully waited
>for a child.

As much as I love simple test cases, they aren't much use if you don't
describe the problem they are attempting to demonstrate.

cgf

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