[Twisted-Python] test_process

[carmstro at twistedmatrix.com]

I don't know why, but test_process's testStdio is failing for me.

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FAIL: twisted.internet.stdio test.
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/chris/Projects/Twisted/twisted/test/test_process.py", line 124, in testStdio
    self.assertEquals(p.outF.getvalue(), "hello, worldabc123")
  File "/home/chris/Projects/Twisted/pyunit/unittest.py", line 282, in failUnlessEqual
    raise self.failureException, (msg or '%s != %s' % (repr(first), repr(second)))
AssertionError: '' != 'hello, worldabc123'

I had bruce and exarkun run the tests and they're not failing for them. I added
a line to the code:

        reactor.spawnProcess(p, exe, [exe, "-u", scriptPath], None, None)
        p.transport.write("hello, world")
        p.transport.write("abc")
+        os.system('ps ax')
        p.transport.write("123")
        p.transport.closeStdin()

To see what the current processes were, and got something rather interesting:

 1479 pts/3    S      0:00 /usr/lib/xemacs-21.4.8/i386-debian-linux//gnuserv
 1844 pts/4    S      0:00 python /home/chris/Projects/Twisted/admin/runtests -t
 1845 pts/4    Z      0:00 [ls <defunct>]
 1848 pts/4    Z      0:00 [python <defunct>]
 1849 pts/4    R      0:00 ps ax

Sup with the "defunct"s? 

Any ideas?

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