Re: [patch] signal handler defaulting fix ...

[kaih@khms.westfalen.de (Kai Henningsen)]

froese@gmx.de (Edgar Toernig)  wrote on 29.06.04 in <2cfBL-6uJ-9@gated-at.bofh.it>:

> Not the signal part.  It was written for libc5.  There, signals set
> with signal(2) were reset when raised (SysV-style).  Leaving such a
> signal handler with longjmp was perfectly valid.
>
> Glibc2 changed the rules: signals set with signal(2) are not reset
> but blocked during delivery (BSD-style).  It worked for a while
> because the kernel ignored the sigmask for some signals.
>
> So, if one is to blame then glibc2 by breaking compatibility.

You might want to study /usr/include/signal.h and /usr/include/feature.h.

And then you might try stuff like -D_SVID_SOURCE or -Dsignal=sysv_signal,  
for example.

And stop blaming glibc for your failures.

MfG Kai