#9135: readProcessWithExitCode leaks when the program does not exist -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: luite | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: libraries/process | Version: 7.8.2 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: Unknown/Multiple | Type of failure: None/Unknown Difficulty: Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- {{{#!haskell import Control.Monad import System.Process import qualified Control.Exception as C try' :: IO a -> IO (Either C.SomeException a) try' = C.try main = replicateM_ 1000 $ do try' (readProcessWithExitCode "doesnotexist" [] "") print =<< try' (readProcessWithExitCode "/bin/echo" ["it works"] "") }}} This eventually runs out of file descriptors and fails to start the existing process. Tested with process 1.2.0.0 and GHC 7.8.2 on OS X -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9135 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler