Index: posixmodule.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Modules/posixmodule.c,v
retrieving revision 2.300.8.12
diff -c -c -r2.300.8.12 posixmodule.c
*** posixmodule.c	18 Dec 2004 09:46:18 -0000	2.300.8.12
--- posixmodule.c	17 Oct 2005 17:38:21 -0000
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*** 4628,4637 ****
  				if (result != EOF &&
  				    WaitForSingleObject(hProcess, INFINITE) != WAIT_FAILED &&
  				    GetExitCodeProcess(hProcess, &exit_code)) {
! 					/* Possible truncation here in 16-bit environments, but
! 					 * real exit codes are just the lower byte in any event.
! 					 */
! 					result = exit_code;
  				} else {
  					/* Indicate failure - this will cause the file object
  					 * to raise an I/O error and translate the last Win32
--- 4628,4635 ----
  				if (result != EOF &&
  				    WaitForSingleObject(hProcess, INFINITE) != WAIT_FAILED &&
  				    GetExitCodeProcess(hProcess, &exit_code)) {
! 					/* Make sure it can't be confused with EOF */
! 					result = exit_code & 0xffff;
  				} else {
  					/* Indicate failure - this will cause the file object
  					 * to raise an I/O error and translate the last Win32