[Bug libgcj/11801] Problems with Process.waitFor() and exitValue()

[tromey at gcc dot gnu dot org]

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11801



------- Additional Comments From tromey at gcc dot gnu dot org  2003-09-28 19:10 -------
I recently discovered that if your program does not call
waitFor() on a process, it will remain as a zombie.
This is predictable, of course, since only waitFor() calls wait
to reap the child.  However, this is a difference from the
JDK, and thus arguably a bug.

I'm not too concerned about LinuxThreads problems; the world
is moving to NPTL...