[Issue 8708] New: Documentation for std.process.exec family is inaccurate

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           Summary: Documentation for std.process.exec family is
                    inaccurate
           Product: D
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P2
         Component: Phobos
        AssignedTo: nobody at puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: jmdavisProg at gmx.com


--- Comment #0 from Jonathan M Davis <jmdavisProg at gmx.com> 2012-09-22 16:15:35 PDT ---
It implies that the exec* functions return upon success, which they do not.
Rather, the new process replaces the current process, and they only return if
the exec* call fails. To quote the man page:

> The exec() functions only return if an error has have occurred. The return value is -1, and errno  is set to indicate the error.

http://linux.die.net/man/3/exec
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3xw6zy53.aspx

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