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authorFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2018-12-07 15:00:04 +0100
committerFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2018-12-07 16:04:05 +0100
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posix: New function posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np [BZ #17405]
Along with posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir, posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir is the subject of a change proposal for POSIX: <http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=1208>
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@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ Major new features:
HTM state is saved and restore lazily (the state being saved even when the
process actually does not use HTM).
-* The posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np function has been added,
- enabling posix_spawn and posix_spawnp to run the new process in a
- different directory. This is a GNU extension and similar to the
- Solaris function of the same name.
+* The functions posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np and
+ posix_spawn_file_actions_addfchdir_np have been added, enabling
+ posix_spawn and posix_spawnp to run the new process in a different
+ directory. These functions are GNU extensions. The function
+ posix_spawn_file_actions_addchdir_np is similar to the Solaris function
+ of the same name.
* The popen and system do not run atfork handlers anymore (BZ#17490).
Although it is a possible POSIX violation, the POSIX rationale in