@node execl
@section @code{execl}
@findex execl

POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/execl.html}

Gnulib module: ---

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
On some platforms, a script without executable permission is still run:
Cygwin 1.5.x.
@item
On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), this function operates by spawning
and then by exiting the current process, which means the current
process's parent may incorrectly proceed as if its child had exited.
@end itemize