I have a build file that runs a
Java program. I've been able to simplify the problem to the point where I'm left with a build file that compiles and runs the program along with a program that just does a System.out.println.
When I run the build in Windows or UNIX (foreground), it works as expected. All the build.xml echos are output as is the System.out.println. When I run the program in the background, it appears to hang. It writes "end compile" to the log file (where System.out is redirected to.) If I run the "jobs" command, it shows as STOPPED which is odd. If I type "fg" it continues to run.
The same effect occurs if I remove the println and have a Java file that does nothing.
I've run builds before in the background. The major difference being that they don't call <java>. Any ideas what is going on? I'm at a loss for why the program goes into stopped state.
Note: The problem exists even if I don't fork the JVM. (The fork is there because the real program needs to fork.)