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From: John Dyson <dyson@dyson.iquest.net>
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Subject: Re: Patch to kern_fork.c
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970414212720.229C-100000@obiwan.psinet.net.au> from Adrian Chadd at "Apr 14, 97 09:30:41 pm"
To: adrian@obiwan.psinet.net.au (Adrian Chadd)
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 11:40:01 -0500 (EST)
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> Might be late, but..
> 
> John's patch to vfork() seems to work.
> 
> (I was noticing xdm not bringing up the login widget, with this patch it
> does).
> 
Thanks -- now I have to figure out how to reproduce it.  :-).  I don't
normally run XDM, so off I go to experiment.  Tonight is the traditional night
that almost everyone in the US does their taxes :-), so I'll be busy with
that nasty, noxious chore tonight :-).

John