Process.exec with the linux posix_spawn mode has a bug

Thomas Stüfe thomas.stuefe at gmail.com
Mon May 13 14:09:49 UTC 2019


On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 4:08 PM Martin Buchholz <martinrb at google.com> wrote:

>
>>> I tried hard back in 2005 to provide pretty good java-level diagnostics
>>> when subprocess starting failed somehow (see WhyCantJohnnyExec) .  At least
>>> the errno did get reported.
>>>
>>>
>> I know your code. For many years I wondered who Johnny is :)
>>
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Flesch
>
> I should have spelled that WhyJohnnyCantExec
>
>
Mystery finally solved. Thanks!


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