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this patch does two things: 0. simplify the code by using posix_spawn() 1. unify the behavior of what happens if the post-lock cmd fails. currently, if `fork()` fails, slock will die without locking the screen. HOWEVER if `execvp()` fails it prints a message to stderr (which the user cannot see since the screen has been locked already) and only exits the child while the parent locks the screen. to reproduce: # slock some_bin_that_doesnt_exist this behavior is inconsistent, if the idea is that post-lock cmd is _not_ important then we shouldn't `die()` on `fork()` failure either. and if we assume that the post-lock cmd _is_ important, then we should die on exec failure as well. this patch assumes the latter and calls `die()` if `posix_spawn()` fails.
slock - simple screen locker
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simple screen locker utility for X.
Requirements
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In order to build slock you need the Xlib header files.
Installation
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Edit config.mk to match your local setup (slock is installed into
the /usr/local namespace by default).
Afterwards enter the following command to build and install slock
(if necessary as root):
make clean install
Running slock
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Simply invoke the 'slock' command. To get out of it, enter your password.