Index: dist/src/Modules/posixmodule.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Modules/posixmodule.c,v
retrieving revision 2.321
diff -c -r2.321 posixmodule.c
*** dist/src/Modules/posixmodule.c	15 Jun 2004 18:49:58 -0000	2.321
--- dist/src/Modules/posixmodule.c	14 Aug 2004 06:12:48 -0000
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*** 2171,2182 ****
  		return NULL;
  	}
  
- 	if (argc == 0) {
- 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "execv() arg 2 must not be empty");
-                 PyMem_Free(path);
- 		return NULL;
- 	}
- 
  	argvlist = PyMem_NEW(char *, argc+1);
  	if (argvlist == NULL) {
  		PyMem_Free(path);
--- 2171,2176 ----
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*** 2253,2264 ****
  		goto fail_0;
  	}
  
- 	if (argc == 0) {
- 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
- 				"execve() arg 2 must not be empty");
- 		goto fail_0;
- 	}
- 
  	argvlist = PyMem_NEW(char *, argc+1);
  	if (argvlist == NULL) {
  		PyErr_NoMemory();
--- 2247,2252 ----
Index: dist/src/Doc/lib/libos.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libos.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.140
diff -c -r1.140 libos.tex
*** dist/src/Doc/lib/libos.tex	26 Jul 2004 00:42:41 -0000	1.140
--- dist/src/Doc/lib/libos.tex	14 Aug 2004 06:12:48 -0000
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*** 1226,1233 ****
  \function{execl*()} functions.  The \character{v} variants are good
  when the number of parameters is variable, with the arguments being
  passed in a list or tuple as the \var{args} parameter.  In either
! case, the arguments to the child process must start with the name of
! the command being run.
  
  The variants which include a \character{p} near the end
  (\function{execlp()}, \function{execlpe()}, \function{execvp()},
--- 1226,1233 ----
  \function{execl*()} functions.  The \character{v} variants are good
  when the number of parameters is variable, with the arguments being
  passed in a list or tuple as the \var{args} parameter.  In either
! case, the arguments to the child process should start with the name of
! the command being run, but this is not enforced.
  
  The variants which include a \character{p} near the end
  (\function{execlp()}, \function{execlpe()}, \function{execvp()},