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Re: quotearg.c's shell_quoting_style and MinGW


From: Bruno Haible
Subject: Re: quotearg.c's shell_quoting_style and MinGW
Date: Sun, 06 May 2012 20:16:18 +0200
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Paul Eggert wrote:
> Sorry, there still seems to be a misunderstanding here.
> In src/diff3.c the pattern is this:
> 
>     #if HAVE_WORKING_FORK
>       ...
>     #else
>       ...
>       fpipe = popen (command, "r");
>       ...
>     #endif
> 
> which means that popen is not invoked on Unix.

You're right. I was looking at the wrong spot twice in a row.
Apologies.

My argument about "spawn-pipe would be more efficient on Unix" is therefore
void.

Btuno




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