Re: [PATCH] fmt-merge-msg: avoid open "-|" list form for Perl 5.6

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Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2/20/06, Junio C Hamano <junkio@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  * Eric, thanks for the hint.  I have this four-patch series.
> >    Could people with perl 5.6 please check them?
> 
> Does not work here (ActiveState Build 811, Perl 5.8.6):
> 
> $ perl -e 'open(F, "-|")'
> '-' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.

Both "-|" and "|-" forms of open() use fork() internally.  Iirc, fork()
doesn't work too well on that platform.

-- 
Eric Wong
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