OK, here is an updated patch that actually works (the previous patch has a Tcl syntax error).
T -- The two rules of success: 1. Don't tell everything you know. -- YHL
--- cbb-0.8.1.ORIG/init.tcl 2000-01-04 18:01:19.000000000 -0500 +++ cbb-0.8.1/init.tcl 2002-12-14 13:59:11.000000000 -0500 @@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +# Workaround to make the Tcl interpreter reap zombie child processes +# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +proc grimreaper {} { + catch { exec "" } + after 3000 grimreaper +} + + +# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Initialize CBB # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -58,6 +68,9 @@ # lets get this out of the way right away ... increases the precision. set tcl_precision 17 + # workaround to make Tcl reap zombie child processes once in a while + grimreaper + # lets start with a "clean" slate acctSetClean