Block SIGCHLD around the `fork' call to prevent a race.

diff --git a/xcatch.c b/xcatch.c
index 43d3b024959f45bef212db1fd0fdc001eca5d559..a341cb14b402b4fb37bf37e8eb8004788a7c6a9e 100644 (file)
--- a/xcatch.c
+++ b/xcatch.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*-c-*-
  *
- * $Id: xcatch.c,v 1.4 1999/03/24 22:23:57 mdw Exp $
+ * $Id: xcatch.c,v 1.5 1999/05/05 18:55:18 mdw Exp $
  *
  * Catch input and trap it in an X window
  *
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 /*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* 
  *
  * $Log: xcatch.c,v $
+ * Revision 1.5  1999/05/05 18:55:18  mdw
+ * Block SIGCHLD around the `fork' call to prevent a race.
+ *
  * Revision 1.4  1999/03/24 22:23:57  mdw
  * Improve display for large files.  Keep newly added material in view if
  * scrolled to bottom of window.
@@ -327,6 +330,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     else {
       int pfd[2];
       struct sigaction sa;
+      sigset_t newmask, oldmask;
 
       /* --- Set up a signal handler --- */
 
@@ -339,6 +343,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
       if (pipe(pfd))
        die(1, "couldn't open pipe: %s", strerror(errno));
+
+      sigemptyset(&newmask);
+      sigaddset(&newmask, SIGCHLD);
+      sigprocmask(SIG_BLOCK, &newmask, &oldmask);
+
       kid = fork();
       if (kid < 0)
        die(1, "couldn't fork: %s", strerror(errno));
@@ -360,6 +369,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
        write(STDERR_FILENO, d.buf, d.len);
        _exit(127);
       }
+
+      sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldmask, 0);
       fd = pfd[0];
       close(pfd[1]);
     }