2 Jan 2005 22:16
[ xdvi-Bugs-1094615 ] Sending SIGUSR1 to xdvi can kill it
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2005-01-02 21:16:12 GMT
2005-01-02 21:16:12 GMT
Bugs item #1094615, was opened at 2005-01-02 21:16 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=377580&aid=1094615&group_id=23164 Category: file handling Group: incorrect behaviour Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Jonathan Fine (jfine) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Sending SIGUSR1 to xdvi can kill it Initial Comment: It seems that handler for SIGUSR1 is not installed early enough. As a result, sending SIGUSR1 can kill xdvi. (Documented behaviour is to reload current file.) Here are two examples of the behaviour # here there is no race condition # $ xdvi.bin & # puts up file selection window # [4] 8554 # $ kill -SIGUSR1 8554 # [4]+ User defined signal 1 xdvi.bin # here there is a race condition # $ xdvi.bin story.dvi & # [5] 8557(Continue reading)
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