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author | Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> | 2008-10-06 02:38:03 +0200 |
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committer | Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> | 2008-10-06 02:38:03 +0200 |
commit | 1b3b9273dc697c2fdd1fc50a2a5e4b3908225882 (patch) | |
tree | 289031f92bf56344fef3e96bd52e8c9935e2f6be /lib/closeout.c | |
parent | 44656541e5be621a9430633f8c3a4fdea64d284d (diff) | |
download | gnulib-1b3b9273dc697c2fdd1fc50a2a5e4b3908225882.tar.gz |
Add an option for ignoring EPIPE during close_stdout.
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/closeout.c')
-rw-r--r-- | lib/closeout.c | 43 |
1 files changed, 41 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/closeout.c b/lib/closeout.c index 69ddb8b239..6a0b82ffaf 100644 --- a/lib/closeout.c +++ b/lib/closeout.c @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ /* Close standard output and standard error, exiting with a diagnostic on error. - Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 Free + Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ #include "closeout.h" #include <errno.h> +#include <stdbool.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <unistd.h> @@ -42,6 +43,43 @@ close_stdout_set_file_name (const char *file) file_name = file; } +static bool ignore_EPIPE /* = false */; + +/* Specify the reaction to an EPIPE error during the closing of stdout: + - If ignore = true, it shall be ignored. + - If ignore = false, it shall evoke a diagnostic, along with a nonzero + exit status. + The default is ignore = false. + + This setting matters only if the SIGPIPE signal is ignored (i.e. its + handler set to SIG_IGN) or blocked. Only particular programs need to + temporarily ignore SIGPIPE. If SIGPIPE is ignored or blocked because + it was ignored or blocked in the parent process when it created the + child process, it usually is a bug in the parent process: It is bad + practice to have SIGPIPE ignored or blocked while creating a child + process. + + EPIPE occurs when writing to a pipe or socket that has no readers now, + when SIGPIPE is ignored or blocked. + + The ignore = false setting is suitable for a scenario where it is normally + guaranteed that the pipe writer terminates before the pipe reader. In + this case, an EPIPE is an indication of a premature termination of the + pipe reader and should lead to a diagnostic and a nonzero exit status. + + The ignore = true setting is suitable for a scenario where you don't know + ahead of time whether the pipe writer or the pipe reader will terminate + first. In this case, an EPIPE is an indication that the pipe writer can + stop doing useless write() calls; this is what close_stdout does anyway. + EPIPE is part of the normal pipe/socket shutdown protocol in this case, + and should not lead to a diagnostic message. */ + +void +close_stdout_set_ignore_EPIPE (bool ignore) +{ + ignore_EPIPE = ignore; +} + /* Close standard output. On error, issue a diagnostic and _exit with status 'exit_failure'. @@ -68,7 +106,8 @@ close_stdout_set_file_name (const char *file) void close_stdout (void) { - if (close_stream (stdout) != 0) + if (close_stream (stdout) != 0 + && !(ignore_EPIPE && errno == EPIPE)) { char const *write_error = _("write error"); if (file_name) |