check for error return from fork()

[git.git] / connect.c

diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index eca94f7..52d709e 100644 (file)
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -657,6 +657,8 @@ int git_connect(int fd[2], char *url, const char *prog)
        if (pipe(pipefd[0]) < 0 || pipe(pipefd[1]) < 0)
                die("unable to create pipe pair for communication");
        pid = fork();
+       if (pid < 0)
+               die("unable to fork");
        if (!pid) {
                snprintf(command, sizeof(command), "%s %s", prog,
                         sq_quote(path));