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Re: stdio-common/xbug.c
- To: drepper@cygnus.com (Ulrich Drepper)
- Subject: Re: stdio-common/xbug.c
- From: Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.phys.columbia.edu>
- Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1998 14:47:51 -0400
- cc: libc-hacker@gnu.org
On 06 Sep 1998 11:00:15 -0700, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
>Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.phys.columbia.edu> writes:
>
>> Does anyone remember what bug this program is testing for?
>
>No. Seems to be a very old test case. Only roland could know.
I eventually concluded it tests whether
freopen(file, "r", stdin);
popen(program, "r");
gives the child the freopened stdin. Roland, do you remember?
zw