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Re: [PATCH 1/2] docs: korn shells can have $? > 256 for signal-terminate


From: Stefano Lattarini
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] docs: korn shells can have $? > 256 for signal-terminated children
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:15:37 +0200
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Hello autoconfers.

On Thursday 29 September 2011, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> Some Korn shells, when a child process die due to signal number
> n, can leave in $? an exit status of 256+n, instead of the "more
> standard" 128+n.  See also Austin Group issue 0000051:
>   <http://www.austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=51>
> 
> * doc/autoconf.texi (Signal handling): Document the described Korn
> Shell behaviour, and some of its possible shortcomings.
> 
> Suggestion by Eric Blake.
> ---
>  ChangeLog         |   14 +++++++----
>  doc/autoconf.texi |   61 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
Ping on this patch (and its small follow-up)?

Regards,
  Stefano



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