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authorMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2006-07-31 23:27:50 +0000
committerMatthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de>2006-07-31 23:27:50 +0000
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Fix SIGHUP behavior, broken since 5.9.13 (r3692).
svn path=/branches/BRANCH_6-3/; revision=4871
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@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ change. MA = Matthias Andree, ESR = Eric S. Raymond, RF = Rob Funk.)
* The "protocol auto" default inside fetchmail may be removed from a future
fetchmail release. Explicit configuration of the protocol is recommended.
* Kerberos IV support may be removed from a future fetchmail release.
+* SIGHUP wakeup may be removed from a future fetchmail release and cause it
+ to terminate.
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@@ -89,6 +91,11 @@ fetchmail 6.3.5 (not yet released):
* Avoid compiling empty files, to avoid diagnostics from strict compilers.
* If the lockfile ends before the process ID, treat it as stale and unlink it.
Reported by Justin Pryzby, Debian Bug #376603.
+* SIGHUP wake-up behavior was broken since 5.9.13's Cygwin changes, in that for
+ non-root users, SIGHUP would abort the first poll and subsequently interfere
+ with new polls, and SIGHUP would be ignored for root users. SIGHUP now matches
+ documented behavior. SIGUSR1 has always been a wakeup signal for both root
+ (undocumented) and non-root users. See also the deprecation warning above.
# CHANGES:
* Rename all fetchmail-internal lock_* functions to fm_lock_*. Obsoletes