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Re: problem with external programs



2004-08-22 17:05, heitkamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote in 
<Pine.LNX.4.60.0408221659320.12096@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> removed the --with-exec-shell=bash from the configure, and now it's 
> working.  Seems weird that that breaks it. Oh well.

Maybe not - take a look at the exec(3) manpage.

       int execl(const char *path, const char *arg, ...);
       int execlp(const char *file, const char *arg, ...);

       /cut/

       Some of these functions have special semantics.

       The functions execlp and execvp will duplicate the actions
       of  the  shell  in searching for an executable file if the
       specified file name does not contain a slash  (/)  charac-

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