Bug 640251 - Extra fork when tcsh processes backquotes
Summary: Extra fork when tcsh processes backquotes
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: tcsh
Version: 5.5
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Vitezslav Crhonek
QA Contact: Branislav Náter
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Depends On: 594536 689383
Blocks: 673556 688170
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Reported: 2010-10-05 10:51 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2018-11-14 20:11 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

Fixed In Version: tcsh-6.14-17.el5_5.2
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Previously, when command substitution with backquotes was used, extra fork() was performed. With this update, only one fork() is performed.
Clone Of:
: 673556 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed: 2010-11-03 19:19:26 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2010:0823 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE tcsh bug fix update 2010-11-03 19:19:07 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2010-10-05 10:51:24 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #594536 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.5 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2010-11-03 19:19:26 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-0823.html
Comment 7 Florian Nadge 2011-01-03 09:37:36 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
Previously, when command substitution with backquotes was used, extra fork() was performed. With this update, only one fork() is performed.
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