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+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.2.097
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.2.097
+Problem:    "!xterm&" doesn't work when 'shell' is "bash".
+Solution:   Ignore SIGHUP after calling setsid(). (Simon Schubert) 
+Files:	    src/os_unix.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.2.096/src/os_unix.c	Fri Nov 28 21:26:50 2008
+--- src/os_unix.c	Wed Feb  4 12:09:55 2009
+***************
+*** 3950,3956 ****
+--- 3950,3966 ----
+  		 * children can be kill()ed.  Don't do this when using pipes,
+  		 * because stdin is not a tty, we would lose /dev/tty. */
+  		if (p_stmp)
++ 		{
+  		    (void)setsid();
++ #  if defined(SIGHUP)
++ 		    /* When doing "!xterm&" and 'shell' is bash: the shell
++ 		     * will exit and send SIGHUP to all processes in its
++ 		     * group, killing the just started process.  Ignore SIGHUP
++ 		     * to avoid that. (suggested by Simon Schubert)
++ 		     */
++ 		    signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
++ #  endif
++ 		}
+  # endif
+  # ifdef FEAT_GUI
+  		if (pty_slave_fd >= 0)
+*** ../vim-7.2.096/src/version.c	Wed Feb  4 13:13:42 2009
+--- src/version.c	Wed Feb  4 14:16:37 2009
+***************
+*** 678,679 ****
+--- 678,681 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     97,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+It was recently discovered that research causes cancer in rats.
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
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