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From: Nicholas N. <nj...@ca...> - 2004-07-22 08:58:21
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CVS commit by nethercote:
In response to bug #85665, clarify what --trace-children=yes does.
M +7 -1 coregrind_core.html 1.31
--- valgrind/coregrind/docs/coregrind_core.html #1.30:1.31
@@ -523,6 +523,12 @@
<code>--trace-children=yes</code>
<p>When enabled, Valgrind will trace into child processes. This
- is confusing and usually not what you want, so is disabled by
+ is confusing and often not what you want, so is disabled by
default.
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+ <p>Note that the name of this option is slightly misleading.
+ It actually controls whether programs started with
+ <code>exec()</code> are run under Valgrind's control. If your
+ program calls <code>fork()</code>, both the parent and the child
+ will run under Valgrind's control.
</li><br><p>
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