}
$| = 1;
-print "1..15\n";
+print "1..16\n";
# External program 'tr' assumed.
open(PIPE, "|-") || (exec 'tr', 'YX', 'ko');
}
print "ok 15\n";
$? = 0;
+
+# check that child is reaped if the piped program can't be executed
+{
+ open NIL, '/no_such_process |';
+ close NIL;
+
+ my $child = 0;
+ eval {
+ local $SIG{ALRM} = sub { die; };
+ alarm 2;
+ $child = wait;
+ alarm 0;
+ };
+
+ print "not " if $child != -1;
+ print "ok 16\n";
+}