# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 903160380 0 # Node ID 8d68b82a4d8c2d915d3885e83d910d2b1e2ed0b9 # Parent c458948948a92f38d93118153b61b30225d87e57 (wait_reading_process_input): If a pty gives EIO, raise SIGCHLD just in case. diff -r c458948948a9 -r 8d68b82a4d8c src/process.c --- a/src/process.c Sat Aug 15 05:49:39 1998 +0000 +++ b/src/process.c Sat Aug 15 05:53:00 1998 +0000 @@ -2676,9 +2676,13 @@ Therefore, if we get an error reading and errno = EIO, just continue, because the child process has exited and should clean itself up soon (e.g. when we - get a SIGCHLD). */ + get a SIGCHLD). + + However, it has been known to happen that the SIGCHLD + got lost. So raise the signl again just in case. + It can't hurt. */ else if (nread == -1 && errno == EIO) - ; + kill (getpid (), SIGCHLD); #endif /* HAVE_PTYS */ /* If we can detect process termination, don't consider the process gone just because its pipe is closed. */