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SubjectRe: On SIGCHLD signal semantics
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Marc Aurele La France wrote:

> > Well, to the extent that Linux is trying to provide System V
> > compatibility, Linux can also be said to be broken. Yes, applications
> > which assume System V behavior are not POSIX-complaint, and it would
> > probably be better to make them POSIX complaint.

> No, don't contradict yourself. System V SIGCHLD signal semantics *are*
> POSIX compliant, simply because POSIX did not bother making a decision
> about SIG_IGN.

After more thought, I wish to retract this statement as it is not true. I
apologize for confusing POSIX compliance with POSIX compatibility.

Marc.

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