--- Robert Legros <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > There is a follow up to the bug "1.3.3-2: Process > creation is possible with ppid = 0 and pgid = 0" > <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-10/msg00109.html>. > > 'ps.exe' does not behave correctly with such > processes. This is due to the fact that in the code, > there is a criteria to see if a process is a Cygwin > one or a Windows one. And that criteria is precisely > (p-ppid != 0) !. > > I have written a patch for 'ps.exe'. It is more a > hack > than a real bug correction, but it works. In fact > the > real bug correction must be done somewhere in the > process creation routines inside 'cygwin1.dll'. This > patch is to be found in attachment. > > For those who should like to install this > correction, > here is how to do it. In attachment is the corrected > version of 'ps.cc'. Do compile it using the > following > command : > gcc -O2 -s ps.cc -o ps.exe > And then install it : > cp -p ps.exe /bin > > Best Regards, > > > ===== > Robert Legros > south Brussels, Belgium > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
I tested the snapshot 'cygwin1-20011005.dll' and ... it works ! Dear Christopher Faylor, I would like to thank you for work and for your prompt support ! Best Regards, ===== Robert Legros south Brussels, Belgium [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
