re: bin/46021 (xargs should keep still)

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/46021; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, 
dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost,
    jklowden%schemamania.org@localhost
Subject: re: bin/46021 (xargs should keep still)
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:41:10 +1100

 reading the original description i think that what's happening
 is something slightly different.
 
 xargs isn't dying because it can't *read* anymore, it's dying
 because it can't *write* anymore, because eg, "head -3" exited,
 and then ls gets SIGPIPE when it tries to write more.
 
 
 i agree with dh - this isn't a bug.