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Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 19:32:29 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: SHOWSTOPPER: [was Re: vfscanf in newlib]
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In-Reply-To: <EA18B9FA0FE4194AA2B4CDB91F73C0EF08EF06@itdomain002.itdomain.net.au>; from robert.collins@itdomain.com.au on Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 09:10:04AM +1000

On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 09:10:04AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cgf AT redhat DOT com]
>> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 9:16 AM
>> To: cygwin-developers AT cygwin DOT com
>> Subject: Re: SHOWSTOPPER: [was Re: vfscanf in newlib]
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 08:59:47AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
>> >I might be a cancellation point being checked before MTInterface is
>> >initialised. If thats the case, I suggest that MTInterface is
>> >initialised earlier.
>> 
>> It should be initialized pretty early.  I don't see any way 
>> for /etc/passwd
>> to be read prior to this initialization.
>> 
>> This is the initialization in question, right:
>> 
>>   user_data->threadinterface->Init (user_data->forkee);
>> 
>
>Yes.
>
>Actually can you tell me - the if (forked) below only runs in spawned
>cygwin process's ? If so I've got a few bugs to fix.. 

It only runs in non-forked processes.

cgf