From: Junio C Hamano Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 05:40:28 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Clean up file descriptors when calling hooks. Message-ID: <7vwtigkuyb.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> In-Reply-To: Daniel Barkalow writes: > On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >> A quick question. I understand "not connected to the pushing >> connection" is desirable, but is there a reason you chose to >> leave them open to /dev/null, not close()d? > > Wouldn't that make programs that assume that stdout (or stdin) is still > valid get errors? right both of you are. applied and pushed out. thanks.