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Implement os.fork on posix
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Description
I have no idea if implementing os.fork is even feasible.
I'm filing this because some tests (test_uuid, test_ssl) are failing on posix when they try to call os.fork. Note that CPython changed the guards to check for fork instead of posix so we can backport that fix (done in ce3fceb3d64da6fc77502906c8bb91dd88007ba2).
Related issues: https://github.com/IronLanguages/ironpython2/issues/22
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the failing test_uuid and test_ssl cases and the referenced CPython guard change in ce3fceb3d64da6fc77502906c8bb91dd88007ba2. Determine whether os.fork can be implemented for POSIX in IronPython; done means the affected tests no longer fail when calling os.fork.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, python
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100