Index: global-5.4/htags/global.cgi.tmpl.in
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--- global-5.4.orig/htags/global.cgi.tmpl.in
+++ global-5.4/htags/global.cgi.tmpl.in
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ local(%ctab) = ('&', '&amp;', '<', '&lt;
 #
 $flags = $flag . $iflag . $oflag;
 if ($flags eq '') {
-	open(PIPE, "-|") || exec '@globalpath@', '--result=ctags-xid', '-e', $pattern;
+	open(PIPE, "@globalpath@ --result=ctags-xid -e $pattern |");
 } else {
-	open(PIPE, "-|") || exec '@globalpath@', '--result=ctags-xid', '-'.$flags, '-e', $pattern;
+	open(PIPE, "@globalpath@ --result=ctags-xid -$flags -e $pattern |");
 }
 if ($?) {	
 	print "@address@hidden@address@hidden";