sys-process/procps/files/procps-3.3.2-noproc.patch


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If /proc isnt mounted, `top` will cause screen corruption ...

--- b/top/top.c
+++ b/top/top.c
@@ -3201,6 +3201,12 @@
 {
    (void)dont_care_argc;
    before(*argv);
+
+   if (access("/proc/stat", F_OK)) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "/proc is not mounted, required for output data");
+      exit(1);
+   }
+
                                         //                 +-------------+
    windows_stage1();                    //                 top (sic) slice
    configs_read();                      //                 > spread etc, <