Package: debianutils Version: 4.2 Some of my scripts for the cron job, they spawn multiple processes at once in background and wait till all of them end. But the new patch from debianutils 4.2 somehow makes the children defunct. Here's how I reproduced it:
mkdir -p /tmp/run-parts-test cd /tmp/run-parts-test echo $'#!/bin/sh\nls /tmp > /dev/null &\nwait' > test chmod +x test run-parts /tmp/run-parts-test And the output of ps uf: puzzlet 16206 0.0 0.0 22624 4112 pts/9 Ss 13:41 0:00 /bin/bash puzzlet 6909 0.0 0.0 4052 588 pts/9 S+ 14:34 0:00 \_ run-parts /tmp/run-parts-test puzzlet 6910 0.0 0.0 4148 580 pts/9 S+ 14:34 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /tmp/run-parts-test/test puzzlet 6911 0.0 0.0 0 0 pts/9 Z+ 14:34 0:00 \_ [ls] <defunct> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
