Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 21:11:51 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199709110111.VAA25286@delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu
CC: eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il, djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <9709091620.AA16578@clio.rice.edu> (sandmann@clio.rice.edu)
Subject: Re: Open handles in nested programs
Precedence: bulk


> This is the better solution.  Make no inherit the default.  If anyone can
> find an app which needs the old behavior, a switch someplace to restore the 
> old behavior could be added.

I'd agree to make noinherit the default after the first ten(*)
handles, but not for everything.

(*) /bin/sh allows redirection for >0 through >9, so historic programs
probably won't rely on more than ten pre-opened handles.