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Charles Wilson wrote:
> rxvt-20050409-4 (e.g. the test version now on the mirrors) also has a 
> common behavior across all three cases, but that behavior is different 
> than the behavior described above.  The new rxvt exits and sighups the 
> child (which obligingly goes ahead and dies; no zombies) in all three 
> cases.

You might also want to have a look at 
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-12/msg00712.html

Here I see that all the child processes are not ended, this is with 
rxvt-20050409-4. Closing the window is performed by clicking the "X" on 
the top right under Windows XP SP2.

Short of modifying any code, is there more information I can provide?

> It appears to work okay for me -- but I'll wait for comments on the test 
> release before I promote it.
> 
> -- 
> Chuck
> 


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