configurable timeouts for command execution (Bugzilla #17510) #487
Description
status NEW severity enhancement in component indexer for ---
Reported in version unspecified on platform ANY/Generic
Assigned to: Trond Norbye
On 2010-12-02 13:33:51 +0000, Vladimir Kotal wrote:
Once in a while the commands run by the indexer do not complete for some reason or take excessive time (e.g. as described in bug 10788 or bug 17507).
It would be useful if a timeout can be configured for running external commands. Once the timeout expires the command will be terminated.
On 2010-12-02 13:38:44 +0000, Vladimir Kotal wrote:
The timeout could be configured on per-project basis.
On 2010-12-21 14:25:11 +0000, Knut Anders Hatlen wrote:
Bug 13885 describes another scenario where a timeout might be useful.