From c69803a1e2b94371297debdb6cb30d5d8ba921ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Buettner Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 18:26:03 +0000 Subject: Add comments noting that vfork might be defined to be fork. --- gdb/fork-child.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'gdb/fork-child.c') diff --git a/gdb/fork-child.c b/gdb/fork-child.c index a952d4f98d5..1c19b833870 100644 --- a/gdb/fork-child.c +++ b/gdb/fork-child.c @@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ fork_inferior (char *exec_file_arg, char *allargs, char **env, if (pre_trace_fun != NULL) (*pre_trace_fun) (); + /* Create the child process. Note that the apparent call to vfork() + below *might* actually be a call to fork() due to the fact that + autoconf will ``#define vfork fork'' on certain platforms. */ if (debug_fork) pid = fork (); else @@ -420,7 +423,9 @@ clone_and_follow_inferior (int child_pid, int *followed_child) if (status < 0) error ("error getting pipe for handoff semaphore"); - /* Clone the debugger. */ + /* Clone the debugger. Note that the apparent call to vfork() + below *might* actually be a call to fork() due to the fact that + autoconf will ``#define vfork fork'' on certain platforms. */ if (debug_fork) debugger_pid = fork (); else -- cgit v1.2.1