- (dtucker) [regress/multiplex.sh] Use "kill -0 $pid" to check for the

   existence of a process since it's more portable.  Found by jbasney at
   ncsa.uiuc.edu; ok tim@

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d2d2f347f..547f0f5b1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+20050425
+ - (dtucker) [regress/multiplex.sh] Use "kill -0 $pid" to check for the
+   existence of a process since it's more portable.  Found by jbasney at
+   ncsa.uiuc.edu; ok tim@
+
 20050424
  - (dtucker) [INSTALL configure.ac] Make zlib version check test for 1.1.4 or
    1.2.1.2 or higher.  With tim@, ok djm@
@@ -2452,4 +2457,4 @@
    - (djm) Trim deprecated options from INSTALL. Mention UsePAM
    - (djm) Fix quote handling in sftp; Patch from admorten AT umich.edu
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3747 2005/04/24 07:52:22 dtucker Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.3748 2005/04/25 04:48:22 dtucker Exp $
diff --git a/regress/multiplex.sh b/regress/multiplex.sh
index e8cc1ac53..63a5c6238 100644
--- a/regress/multiplex.sh
+++ b/regress/multiplex.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ ${SSH} -S $CTL -Oexit otherhost || fail "send exit command failed"
 # Wait for master to exit
 sleep 2
 
-ps -p $MASTER_PID >/dev/null && fail "exit command failed" 
+kill -0 $MASTER_PID >/dev/null 2>&1 && fail "exit command failed" 
 
 cleanup