Make sure SIG_DFL for SIGALRM exits with 128 + SIGALRM so other processes can diagnose why it exits. While we're at it, make sure we only write to stderr if it's a terminal, and change the output to match that of Linux. Signed-off-by: Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@xxxxxxxxx> --- compat/mingw.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c index afc892d..78e8f54 100644 --- a/compat/mingw.c +++ b/compat/mingw.c @@ -1538,8 +1538,11 @@ static sig_handler_t timer_fn = SIG_DFL; static unsigned __stdcall ticktack(void *dummy) { while (WaitForSingleObject(timer_event, timer_interval) == WAIT_TIMEOUT) { - if (timer_fn == SIG_DFL) - die("Alarm"); + if (timer_fn == SIG_DFL) { + if (isatty(STDERR_FILENO)) + fputs("Alarm clock\n", stderr); + exit(128 + SIGALRM); + } if (timer_fn != SIG_IGN) timer_fn(SIGALRM); if (one_shot) -- 1.8.0.4.g3c6fb4f.dirty -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html