[Catalyst-dev] Fix for system() returning -1 on dev server

[Andy Grundman]

On Oct 25, 2007, at 11:33 PM, Jon Schutz wrote:

> That system() returns -1 while running on the Catalyst::Engine::HTTP
> server seems to be a well known fact and was discussed on the list a
> year ago (didn't stop the bug biting me again but).
>
> I have traced the cause to HTTP.pm, line 191 or thereabouts:
>
>     local $SIG{CHLD} = 'IGNORE';
>
> Getting rid of this line, or setting $SIG{CHLD} to a proper child  
> reaper
> handler, fixes the problem with system().
>
> There's a warning in perlvar that $? may be incorrect if SIG{CHLD} is
> defined; presumably it's either that or that defining the IGNORE  
> handler
> interferes with the internals of the system() call for retrieving the
> exit status.
>
> Patch against svn that sets an appropriate reaper is attached.

Thanks, applied!