[Mingw-notify] [ mingw-Patches-1729798 ] fix fork() crash on Vista x64

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Patches item #1729798, was opened at 2007-06-02 03:44
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Category: msys
Group: Patch needs review
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: James Darpinian (jdarpinian)
>Assigned to: Cesar Strauss (cstrauss)
Summary: fix fork() crash on Vista x64

Initial Comment:
MSYS programs crash when calling fork() on Vista 64.  This patch was posted by Oscar Bonilla and modified slightly by me to fix a problem with exceve().  It fixes the crash by filling out a size field in a structure passed to child processes.

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>Comment By: Keith Marshall (keithmarshall)
Date: 2007-06-04 21:46

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This is effectively a duplicate of bug #1674783, which also has a similar
patch attached.  There are differences, however, particularly in the
computation of the size field to be filled in for Vista.  Given the level
of discussion which has followed the #1674783 bug, I'd tend to favour its
associated patch.  In any case, the two should be rationalised into a
single agreed solution.

I would point out that neither patch could be considered `ready to
commit', since neither is accompanied by a properly formatted ChangeLog;
this needs to be provided, before any patch can be committed.

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Comment By: Earnie Boyd (earnie)
Date: 2007-06-02 18:23

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You submit patches for reviewing.  Once reviewed they can be mared for
ready to be committed.

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