# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 785253969 0
# Node ID 3b058e13d1777914f9e7f85b171c4cbc57c08d25
# Parent  d95a8d8ab0f4ce66428fd3f921a63c62bba5e796
(start-process-shell-command): Don't use `exec'--
run the command in a child process.

diff -r d95a8d8ab0f4 -r 3b058e13d177 lisp/subr.el
--- a/lisp/subr.el	Sat Nov 19 14:03:23 1994 +0000
+++ b/lisp/subr.el	Sat Nov 19 14:06:09 1994 +0000
@@ -853,12 +853,11 @@
   (cond
    ((eq system-type 'vax-vms)
     (apply 'start-process name buffer args))
-   ((eq system-type 'windows-nt)
-    (start-process name buffer shell-file-name shell-command-switch
-		   (mapconcat 'identity args " ")))
+   ;; We used to use `exec' to replace the shell with the command,
+   ;; but that failed to handle (...) and semicolon, etc.
    (t
     (start-process name buffer shell-file-name shell-command-switch
-		   (concat "exec " (mapconcat 'identity args " "))))))
+		   (mapconcat 'identity args " ")))))
 
 (defmacro save-match-data (&rest body)
   "Execute the BODY forms, restoring the global value of the match data."