docs: note about empty environment in child processes

polotek · koichik · commit 3fc01d977005 · 2011-09-29T19:50:25.000+09:00
Fixes #1794.
diff --git a/doc/api/child_processes.markdown b/doc/api/child_processes.markdown
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ Example of checking for failed exec:
       }
     });
 
+Note that if spawn receives an empty options object, it will result in
+spawning the process with an empty environment rather than using
+`process.env`. This due to backwards compatibility issues with a deprecated
+API.
 
 See also: `child_process.exec()`
 

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`@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ Example of checking for failed exec:`
`137`	`137`	`}`
`138`	`138`	`});`
`139`	`139`
	`140`	`+Note that if spawn receives an empty options object, it will result in`
	`141`	`+spawning the process with an empty environment rather than using`
	`142`	+`process.env`. This due to backwards compatibility issues with a deprecated
	`143`	`+API.`
`140`	`144`
`141`	`145`	See also: `child_process.exec()`
`142`	`146`