Re: Spawn Pipes

[Craig Markwardt <craigmnet(at)cow.physics.wisc.edu>]

"J.D. Smith" <jdsmith@astro.cornell.edu> writes:

> Any other unix 5.3 users out there have trouble reading from file
> units spawned as pipes to a command?  Try this procedure:
> 
...
> 
> For me, almost every run results in an IDL segfault, though occassionally it
> will work.

This was indeed reported by several people a few months ago.  We don't
have 5.3 here yet, thankfully I guess.  I would be interested to hear
if there was a workaround.

Craig

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