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bug#43226: 28.0.50; Running Tramp tests on MS-Windows leaves zombie proc
From: |
Michael Albinus |
Subject: |
bug#43226: 28.0.50; Running Tramp tests on MS-Windows leaves zombie processes on the remote |
Date: |
Sun, 06 Sep 2020 10:49:51 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
Hi Eli,
>> Maybe it has nothing to do with the local OS but with the local
>> program? On GNU/Linux we use ssh, on MS Windows we use plink.
>
> Maybe so, but what do we expect from ssh/plink which should happen
> when the connection closes, that might not happen with plink?
>
> E.g., if I run 'plink ... "cat foo"', the processes created on the
> remote disappear immediately as soon as 'cat' finishes its job. Same
> if I log in and type Ctrl-D, or just close the window where plink runs
> interactively. What is different about the connections made by Tramp
> or the test suite?
The difference is, that in your example the remote process finishes. In
Tramp, the local ssh or plink process is killed.
Does the appended patch makes a difference?
Best regards, Michael.
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