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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.344
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.3.344
+Problem:    Problem with GUI startup related to XInitThreads.
+Solution:   Use read() and write() instead of fputs() and fread(). (James
+	    Vega)
+Files:	    src/gui.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.343/src/gui.c	2011-09-14 19:04:35.000000000 +0200
+--- src/gui.c	2011-10-20 21:23:43.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 212,218 ****
+      int		status;
+      int		exit_status;
+      pid_t	pid = -1;
+-     FILE	*parent_file;
+  
+      /* Setup a pipe between the child and the parent, so that the parent
+       * knows when the child has done the setsid() call and is allowed to
+--- 212,217 ----
+***************
+*** 290,308 ****
+      gui_mch_forked();
+  # endif
+  
+-     if (!pipe_error)
+- 	parent_file = fdopen(pipefd[1], "w");
+-     else
+- 	parent_file = NULL;
+- 
+      /* Try to start the GUI */
+      gui_attempt_start();
+  
+      /* Notify the parent */
+!     if (parent_file != NULL)
+      {
+! 	fputs(gui.in_use ? "ok" : "fail", parent_file);
+! 	fclose(parent_file);
+      }
+  
+      /* If we failed to start the GUI, exit now. */
+--- 289,305 ----
+      gui_mch_forked();
+  # endif
+  
+      /* Try to start the GUI */
+      gui_attempt_start();
+  
+      /* Notify the parent */
+!     if (!pipe_error)
+      {
+! 	if (gui.in_use)
+! 	    write_eintr(pipefd[1], "ok", 3);
+! 	else
+! 	    write_eintr(pipefd[1], "fail", 5);
+! 	close(pipefd[1]);
+      }
+  
+      /* If we failed to start the GUI, exit now. */
+***************
+*** 323,339 ****
+      static int
+  gui_read_child_pipe(int fd)
+  {
+!     size_t	bytes_read;
+!     FILE	*file;
+!     char	buffer[10];
+! 
+!     file = fdopen(fd, "r");
+!     if (!file)
+  	return GUI_CHILD_IO_ERROR;
+! 
+!     bytes_read = fread(buffer, sizeof(char), sizeof(buffer)-1, file);
+!     buffer[bytes_read] = '\0';
+!     fclose(file);
+      if (strcmp(buffer, "ok") == 0)
+  	return GUI_CHILD_OK;
+      return GUI_CHILD_FAILED;
+--- 320,335 ----
+      static int
+  gui_read_child_pipe(int fd)
+  {
+!     long	bytes_read;
+! #define READ_BUFFER_SIZE 10
+!     char	buffer[READ_BUFFER_SIZE];
+! 
+!     bytes_read = read_eintr(fd, buffer, READ_BUFFER_SIZE - 1);
+! #undef READ_BUFFER_SIZE
+!     close(fd);
+!     if (bytes_read < 0)
+  	return GUI_CHILD_IO_ERROR;
+!     buffer[bytes_read] = NUL;
+      if (strcmp(buffer, "ok") == 0)
+  	return GUI_CHILD_OK;
+      return GUI_CHILD_FAILED;
+*** ../vim-7.3.343/src/version.c	2011-10-20 21:09:25.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2011-10-20 21:27:31.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 716,717 ****
+--- 716,719 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     344,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
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+
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