Re: bin/51556: less(1) generates SIGTTOU if lacking a controlling terminal

[David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/51556; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: bin/51556: less(1) generates SIGTTOU if lacking a controlling
 terminal
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 03:12:58 +0000

 On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 02:55:01AM +0000, Jan Schaumann wrote:
  >  >  Creating a new process group does not result in the process it invokes
  >  >  not having a controlling terminal. Unless you mean it creates a new
  >  >  session; but it doesn't:
  >  
  >  What I mean is that the command invoked by timeout(1) will end up in a
  >  process group that is different from the process group with the
  >  controlling terminal.
 
 Ok, but that's something entirely different :-)
 
 Anyway, less is not wrong. The problem is that timeout(1) is
 manipulating job control incorrectly.
 
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 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost