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Entry  07 May 2009, Konstantin Olchanski, Info, mhttpd now uses mtransition 
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Message ID: 584     Entry time: 02 Jun 2009     In reply to: 583     Reply to this: 603
Author: Konstantin Olchanski 
Topic: Info 
Subject: mhttpd now uses mtransition 
> > mhttpd function for starting and stopping runs now uses cm_transition(DETACH) which spawns an 
> > external helper program called mtransition to handle the transition sequencing.
>
> ... the GLIBC "system()" function breaks if the user application
> installs a SIGCHLD handler that "steals" wait() notifications. Such a handler is installed by the MIDAS ss_exec()
> function in system.c.
>
> I am now testing an implementation using MIDAS ss_spawnvp().

cm_transition() starting mtransition helper using ss_spawnvp() committed svn rev 4495.

K.O.
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