gnome_vfs_mime_application_launch_with_env calls g_spawn_async without G_SPAWN_LEAVE_DESCRIPTORS_OPEN so helper apps should be fine with GnomeVFS.
Non-GNOME (and newer GNOME) systems without --enable-gio will use nsIProcess which uses PR_CreateProcess, thus hitting this bug. Helper apps should be fine in --enable-gio builds because g_desktop_app_info_launch_uris also calls g_spawn_async without G_SPAWN_LEAVE_DESCRIPTORS_OPEN. For plugin/content processes this is addressed by CloseSuperfluousFds. Most systems should have GIO these days, so it looks like the appropriate fix here is to update glib on our build systems so we can --enable-gio. (I haven't done an audit of other nsIProcess consumers.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/102408 Title: Helper apps inherit open file descriptors -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
