361935 – dev-java/java-config gjl fails when SIGCHLD ignored

Bug 361935 - dev-java/java-config gjl fails when SIGCHLD ignored

Summary: dev-java/java-config gjl fails when SIGCHLD ignored

Status:	CONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Java (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal enhancement
Assignee:	Java team

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Reported:	2011-04-04 17:36 UTC by Dylan Simon
Modified:	2011-04-04 17:36 UTC (History)
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Description Dylan Simon 2011-04-04 17:36:11 UTC

My window manager (xmonad) does not restore SIGCHLD signal handling.  This is a bug, and I have reported it there already (http://code.google.com/p/xmonad/issues/detail?id=441).

However, the only programs this seems to affect are those run under gjl, which report:
    Execution of 'eselect python show' failed
    Couldn't get needed information.

Adding
    signal.signal(signal.SIGCHLD, signal.SIG_DFL)
to the top of /usr/bin/gjl fixes it.  If you feel so inclined, this might be nice to add.