On 1/17/07, John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What do people think? Should the wait() be removed from process?
Yes, I'd say so; it's not hard to insert a call to "wait" right after
closing the input port.
Note that Perl behaves this way w/r/t bi-directional pipes as well,
requiring an explicit waitpid after the open2() call, for what it's
worth. It also recommends you be very careful with open2() and to
consider using a pty instead.
I received a reply off-list (perhaps unintentionally so) suggesting a
wait? parameter be added to process to avoid manually calling wait().
I think that's exactly what osprocess is for, though. Automatic
waiting is present for unidirectional pipes because it makes clear
semantic sense.
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