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RE: [BUG] environment not inherited by fork
- To: "gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com" <gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com>, "'cgf at bbc dot com'" <cgf at bbc dot com>
- Subject: RE: [BUG] environment not inherited by fork
- From: Sergey Okhapkin <sos at prospect dot com dot ru>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 09:22:54 +0400
- Encoding: 31 TEXT
Chris Faylor wrote:
> The following code illustrates a problem with cygwin.dll b18 (the Cygnus
> release version).
>
> #include <stdio.h>
> main(int argc, char **argv)
> {
> putenv("FOO=BAR");
> printf("parent FOO=%s\n", getenv("FOO"));
> if (fork() > 0) {
> wait(0);
> exit(0);
> }
> printf("child FOO=%s\n", getenv("FOO"));
> exit(0);
> }
>
> It erroneously produces the following output:
>
> parent FOO=BAR
> child FOO=(null)
>
It is not neccessary to write such special test program. Just run
"env zzz=asd env" - you'll not see zzz var in env's output.
--
Sergey Okhapkin, http://www.lexa.ru/sos
Moscow, Russia
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