'script' dies on SIGWINCH (window resize)

[Alan Porter]

Binary package hint: util-linux

The 'script' command (/usr/bin/script, part of bsdutils package) dies when it receives the SIGWINCH signal.

Open an xterm (I use 'konsole'). Start a 'script' session, which saves all screen output to a file. Then resize the terminal window. The 'script' session dies immediately and the output file is closed.

When I first Googled around, I saw this posting:
http://<email address hidden>/msg00768.html

This sounds like it might have been fixed upstream?

Alan Porter

[Elliot Hughes (elliot-hughes)]

Hi,
Thanks for your very complete bug report. :)
I should be able to confirm this bug if you can provide me with the version of Ubuntu you are running.
Elliot

[Koen (koen-beek)]

Hi,

  I can confirm that in a gnome terminal resizing of the terminal windows stop the script
  I am using the latest Gutsy 64 bit : Linux Dell_ubuntu 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 21:45:15 GMT 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  I can also confirm that the changes in http://<email address hidden>/msg00768.html solve this problem
  I recompiled script with these changes and then the script continues until the terminal session is terminated (as per manual)

  my uname -a : Linux Dell_ubuntu 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 21:45:15 GMT 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

     Koen

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

This was fixed upstream in util-linux 2.13.1, which is available in Hardy. The changelog says simply:

script:
   - dies on SIGWINCH [Karel Zak]