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Re: master 2c79a8f 2/2: Use posix_spawn if possible.
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Andy Moreton |
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Re: master 2c79a8f 2/2: Use posix_spawn if possible. |
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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 23:38:14 +0000 |
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On Thu 31 Dec 2020, Philipp Stephani wrote:
> The annoying thing about this, though, is that it doesn't work on the
> BSDs (including macOS). For pty processes on those systems we'll have
> to continue using fork/vfork for the time being.
> I think that using posix_spawn on GNU/Linux and for non-pty processes
> is still a significant win, though.
Can I ask why ? You have not yet explained what benefit this change
brings, and the length of the discussion shows that there are
difficulties with it. What is improved by using posix_spawn ?
AndyM