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+/*++
+/* NAME
+/* debug_process 3
+/* SUMMARY
+/* run an external debugger
+/* SYNOPSIS
+/* #include <debug_process.h>
+/*
+/* char *debug_process()
+/* DESCRIPTION
+/* debug_process() runs a debugger, as specified in the
+/* \fIdebugger_command\fR configuration variable.
+/*
+/* Examples of non-interactive debuggers are call tracing tools
+/* such as: trace, strace or truss.
+/*
+/* Examples of interactive debuggers are xxgdb, xxdbx, and so on.
+/* In order to use an X-based debugger, the process must have a
+/* properly set up XAUTHORITY environment variable.
+/* LICENSE
+/* .ad
+/* .fi
+/* The Secure Mailer license must be distributed with this software.
+/* AUTHOR(S)
+/* Wietse Venema
+/* IBM T.J. Watson Research
+/* P.O. Box 704
+/* Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
+/*--*/
+
+/* System library. */
+
+#include <sys_defs.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/* Utility library. */
+
+#include <msg.h>
+
+/* Global library. */
+
+#include "mail_params.h"
+#include "mail_conf.h"
+#include "debug_process.h"
+
+/* debug_process - run a debugger on this process */
+
+void debug_process(void)
+{
+ const char *command;
+
+ /*
+ * Expand $debugger_command then run it.
+ */
+ command = mail_conf_lookup_eval(VAR_DEBUG_COMMAND);
+ if (command == 0 || *command == 0)
+ msg_fatal("no %s variable set up", VAR_DEBUG_COMMAND);
+ msg_info("running: %s", command);
+ system(command);
+}