GNU bug report logs - #53013
29.0.50; xwidget-webkit: SIGCHLD not being caught after xwidget-webkit buffer killed

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: 53013 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, akira <at> akirakyle.com
Subject: bug#53013: 29.0.50; xwidget-webkit: SIGCHLD not being caught after xwidget-webkit buffer killed
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:58:54 -0500

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  > I'm not talking about replacing Emacs's own code with GLib's system
  > entirely, but just relying on GLib to tell us when a process exits,
  > instead of installing our own SIGCHLD handler.

I don't know enough to have an opinion in detail, but on general
principles I suggest that we fix our own code.  Depending on an
external package for little bits of Emacs is asking for trouble.  Our
code can have bugs, and the Glib code can have bugs, but if our
code has bugs, there is no obstacle to our using a fixed version.

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