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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index b390294..f7b9477 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ static void setlayout(const Arg *arg);
static void setmfact(const Arg *arg);
static void setup(void);
static void showhide(Client *c);
-static void sigchld(int signal);
static void spawn(const Arg *arg);
static void tag(const Arg *arg);
static int textnw(const char *text, unsigned int len);
@@ -1392,24 +1391,22 @@ showhide(Client *c) {
}
}
-
-void
-sigchld(int signal) {
- while(0 < waitpid(-1, NULL, WNOHANG));
-}
-
void
spawn(const Arg *arg) {
- signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld);
+ /* The double-fork construct avoids zombie processes and keeps the code
+ * clean from stupid signal handlers. */
if(fork() == 0) {
- if(dpy)
- close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
- setsid();
- execvp(((char **)arg->v)[0], (char **)arg->v);
- fprintf(stderr, "dwm: execvp %s", ((char **)arg->v)[0]);
- perror(" failed");
+ if(fork() == 0) {
+ if(dpy)
+ close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
+ setsid();
+ execvp(((char **)arg->v)[0], (char **)arg->v);
+ fprintf(stderr, "dwm: execvp %s", ((char **)arg->v)[0]);
+ perror(" failed");
+ }
exit(0);
}
+ wait(0);
}
void