Merge pull request #212 from klemens-morgenstern/develop

Master update
trying to fix appveyor to upload to report.ci
2026-01-20 16:52:14 +00:00 · 2019-12-29 04:37:11 +08:00 · 2019-12-29 04:16:44 +08:00 · 2019-12-29 03:39:32 +08:00 · 2019-12-29 00:48:51 +08:00 · 2019-12-29 00:42:21 +08:00
105 changed files with 3221 additions and 686 deletions
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+version: 2
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    environment:
+      - BOOST_LIBRARY=process
+      - CXX_STANDARD=gnu++11
+    docker:
+      - image: gcc:7
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Setting up Environment
+          command: |
+            echo 'export BOOST="$HOME/boost-local"' >> $BASH_ENV
+            if [ $CIRCLE_BRANCH = "master" ]; then
+                echo 'export BOOST_BRANCH="master"' >> $BASH_ENV;
+            else
+                echo 'export BOOST_BRANCH="develop"' >> $BASH_ENV;
+            fi
+            echo 'export BOOST_REMOVE="$BOOST/libs/$BOOST_LIBRARY"' >> $BASH_ENV
+            HOME_SED_=$(echo $HOME | sed -e 's/\//\\\//g')
+            echo 'export HOME_SED=$HOME_SED_' >> $BASH_ENV
+      - run:
+          name: install pre dependencies
+          command: |
+            apt-get update -yqq
+            apt-get install git curl valgrind -y
+      - run:
+          name: Initializing git repo for boost
+          command: |
+            git init $BOOST
+            cd $BOOST
+            echo Testing $BRANCH_TO_TEST
+            git remote add --no-tags -t $BOOST_BRANCH origin https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git
+            git fetch --depth=1
+            git checkout $BOOST_BRANCH
+            git submodule update --init --merge
+            git remote set-branches --add origin $BOOST_BRANCH
+            git pull --recurse-submodules
+            git submodule update --init
+            git checkout $BOOST_BRANCH
+            git submodule foreach "git reset --quiet --hard; git clean -fxd"
+            git reset --hard; git clean -fxd
+            git status
+            rm -rf $BOOST_REMOVE
+            mv $HOME/project $BOOST_REMOVE
+      - run:
+          name: Bootstrapping boost-build
+          command: |
+            cd $BOOST
+            ./bootstrap.sh
+            ./b2 headers
+      - run:
+          name: Building examples
+          command: |
+            cd $BOOST_REMOVE/example
+            ../../../b2 -j2 address-model=64 architecture=x86 toolset=gcc cxxflags="-std=gnu++14" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=. | tee example.log || FAILED=1
+            sed -i -e "s/^..\/..\/..\/boost\/process\//\/root\/project\/include\/boost\/process\//gm" example.log
+            python <(curl -s https://report.ci/annotate.py) --tool gcc --name "Circle CI Gcc Build" --input example.log
+            exit $FAILED
+      - run:
+          name: Running Unit tests
+          command: |
+            cd $BOOST_REMOVE/test
+            ../../../b2 -j2 with-valgrind address-model=64 architecture=x86 testing.launcher=valgrind valgrind=on toolset=gcc cxxflags="--coverage -std=$CXX_STANDARD" linkflags="--coverage" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=. | tee test.log || FAILED=1
+            ../../../b2 -j2 without-valgrind address-model=64 architecture=x86 toolset=gcc cxxflags="--coverage -std=$CXX_STANDARD" linkflags="--coverage" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=. | tee no-valgrind.log || FAILED=1
+            sed -i -e "s/^..\/..\/..\/boost\/process\//\/root\/project\/include\/boost\/process\//gm" test.log
+            sed -i -e "s/^..\/..\/..\/boost\/process\//\/root\/project\/include\/boost\/process\//gm" no-valgrind.log
+
+            python <(curl -s https://report.ci/annotate.py) --tool gcc --input test.log
+            python <(curl -s https://report.ci/annotate.py) --tool gcc --input no-valgrind.log
+            bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash) -x gcov > /dev/null || true
+            echo "BUILD_RESULT: $FAILED"
+            exit $FAILED
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,28 +10,6 @@
 #
 # File revision #6

-env:
-    global:
-        # Autodetect Boost branch by using the following code: - BRANCH_TO_TEST=$TRAVIS_BRANCH
-        # or just directly specify it
-        - BRANCH_TO_TEST=$TRAVIS_BRANCH
-
-        # Files, which coverage results must be ignored (files from other projects).
-        # Example: - IGNORE_COVERAGE='*/boost/progress.hpp */filesystem/src/*'
-        - IGNORE_COVERAGE=''
-
-        # Explicitly remove the following library from Boost. This may be usefull, if you're for example running Travis
-        # from `Boost.DLL` repo, while Boost already has `dll`.
-        #
-        # By default is eaual to - BOOST_REMOVE=`basename $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR`
-        # This will force to use local repo content, instead of the Boost's default
-        # not needed because process is not yet in boost.
-        - BOOST_REMOVE=process
-
-    matrix:
-        - CXX_STANDARD=c++11 TOOLSET=gcc-5
-        - CXX_STANDARD=c++1y TOOLSET=gcc-5
-

 ###############################################################################################################
 # From this point and below code is same for all the Boost libs
@@ -39,81 +17,121 @@ env:
 sudo: false
 language: cpp
 compiler:
-    - gcc
+  - gcc

 os:
-    - linux
+  - linux
+  - osx
+
+env:
+  matrix:
+    - BADGE=linux
+    - BADGE=osx
+  global:
+    # Autodetect Boost branch by using the following code: - BRANCH_TO_TEST=$TRAVIS_BRANCH
+    # or just directly specify it
+    - BRANCH_TO_TEST=$TRAVIS_BRANCH
+
+    # Files, which coverage results must be ignored (files from other projects).
+    # Example: - IGNORE_COVERAGE='*/boost/progress.hpp */filesystem/src/*'
+    - IGNORE_COVERAGE=''
+
+    # Explicitly remove the following library from Boost. This may be usefull, if you're for example running Travis
+    # from `Boost.DLL` repo, while Boost already has `dll`.
+    #
+    # By default is eaual to - BOOST_REMOVE=`basename $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR`
+    # This will force to use local repo content, instead of the Boost's default
+    # not needed because process is not yet in boost.
+    - BOOST_REMOVE=process
+    - CXX_STANDARD=gnu++11
+
+matrix:
+  exclude:
+    - os: linux
+      env: BADGE=osx
+    - os: osx
+      env: BADGE=linux
+
+

 # Installing additional tools
 addons:
  apt:
    sources:
-    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+      - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
    packages:
-    - valgrind
-    - python-yaml
-    - gcc-5
-    - g++-5
-#    - lcov
-    - clang
+      - valgrind
+      - python-yaml
+      - gcc-5
+      - g++-5
+      #    - lcov
+      - clang

 before_install:
-    # Set this to the name of the library
-    - PROJECT_TO_TEST=`basename $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR`
-    - echo "Testing $PROJECT_TO_TEST"
-    # Cloning Boost libraries (fast nondeep cloning)
-    - BOOST=$HOME/boost-local
-    - git init $BOOST
-    - cd $BOOST
-    - if [ $BRANCH_TO_TEST = "master" ]; then
-      BOOST_BRANCH=master; 
-      else BOOST_BRANCH=develop; fi
-    - git remote add --no-tags -t $BOOST_BRANCH origin https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git
-    - git fetch --depth=1
-    - git checkout $BOOST_BRANCH
-    - git submodule update --init --merge
-    - git remote set-branches --add origin $BOOST_BRANCH
-    - git pull --recurse-submodules
-    - git submodule update --init
-    - git checkout $BOOST_BRANCH
-    - git submodule foreach "git reset --quiet --hard; git clean -fxd"
-    - git reset --hard; git clean -fxd
-    - git status
-    - echo "Removing $BOOST/libs/$BOOST_REMOVE"
-    - rm -rf $BOOST/libs/$BOOST_REMOVE
-    - mv $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../$PROJECT_TO_TEST/ $BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST
-    - TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=$BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST
-    - ./bootstrap.sh
-    - ./b2 headers
-    - cd $BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/test
-
+  # Set this to the name of the library
+  - PROJECT_TO_TEST=`basename $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR`
+  - echo "Testing $PROJECT_TO_TEST"
+  - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = "osx" ]; then brew install gcc5; brew install valgrind; brew install llvm; TOOLSET=clang; BOOST_TEST_CATCH_SYSTEM_ERRORS=no; MULTITHREAD=-j8; else TOOLSET=gcc-5; REPORT_CI=--boost-process-report-ci USE_VALGRIND="testing.launcher=valgrind valgrind=on"; fi
+  # Cloning Boost libraries (fast nondeep cloning)
+  - BOOST=$HOME/boost-local
+  - git init $BOOST
+  - cd $BOOST
+  - echo Branch to test  $BRANCH_TO_TEST
+  - if [ $BRANCH_TO_TEST = "master" ]; then
+    BOOST_BRANCH=master;
+    else BOOST_BRANCH=develop; fi
+  - git remote add --no-tags -t $BOOST_BRANCH origin https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git
+  - git fetch --depth=1
+  - git checkout $BOOST_BRANCH
+  - git submodule update --init --merge
+  - git remote set-branches --add origin $BOOST_BRANCH
+  - git pull --recurse-submodules || true
+  - git submodule update --init
+  - git checkout $BOOST_BRANCH
+  - git submodule foreach "git reset --quiet --hard; git clean -fxd"
+  - git reset --hard; git clean -fxd
+  - git status
+  - echo "Removing $BOOST/libs/$BOOST_REMOVE"
+  - rm -rf $BOOST/libs/$BOOST_REMOVE
+  - mv $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/../$PROJECT_TO_TEST/ $BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST
+  - TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=$BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST
+  - ./bootstrap.sh
+  - ./b2 headers
+  - cd $BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/test
+  - echo BOOST_TEST_CATCH_SYSTEM_ERRORS $BOOST_TEST_CATCH_SYSTEM_ERRORS
 script:
-    # `--coverage` flags required to generate coverage info for Coveralls
-    - ../../../b2 with-valgrind address-model=64 architecture=x86 testing.launcher=valgrind valgrind=on toolset=$TOOLSET cxxflags="--coverage -DBOOST_TRAVISCI_BUILD -std=$CXX_STANDARD" linkflags="--coverage" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=. 
-    - ../../../b2 without-valgrind address-model=64 architecture=x86 toolset=$TOOLSET cxxflags="--coverage -DBOOST_TRAVISCI_BUILD -std=$CXX_STANDARD" linkflags="--coverage" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=. 
+  # `--coverage` flags required to generate coverage info for Coveralls
+  - ../../../b2 $MULTITHREAD with-valgrind address-model=64 architecture=x86 $USE_VALGRIND toolset=$TOOLSET cxxflags="--coverage -DBOOST_TRAVISCI_BUILD -std=$CXX_STANDARD" linkflags="--coverage" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=. $REPORT_CI
+  - ../../../b2 $MULTITHREAD without-valgrind address-model=64 architecture=x86 toolset=$TOOLSET cxxflags="--coverage -DBOOST_TRAVISCI_BUILD -std=$CXX_STANDARD" linkflags="--coverage" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=. $REPORT_CI
 after_success:
-    # Copying Coveralls data to a separate folder
-    - mkdir -p $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals
-    - find ../../../bin.v2/ -name "*.gcda" -exec cp "{}" $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/ \;
-    - find ../../../bin.v2/ -name "*.gcno" -exec cp "{}" $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/ \;
+  # Copying Coveralls data to a separate folder
+  - mkdir -p $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals
+  - find ../../../bin.v2/ -name "*.gcda" -exec cp "{}" $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/ \;
+  - find ../../../bin.v2/ -name "*.gcno" -exec cp "{}" $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/ \;

-    # Preparing Coveralls data by changind data format to a readable one
-    - git clone https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov.git lcov_dir
-    - GCOV_VERSION=""
-    - if [[ "$TOOLSET" == *"-"* ]]; then GCOV_VERSION="--gcov-tool gcov-${TOOLSET#*-}"; fi
-    - LCOV="$BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/test/lcov_dir/bin/lcov $GCOV_VERSION"
-    - $LCOV --directory $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals --base-directory ./ --capture --output-file $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info
+  # Preparing Coveralls data by changind data format to a readable one
+  - git clone https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov.git lcov_dir
+  - GCOV_VERSION=""
+  - if [[ "$TOOLSET" == *"-"* ]]; then GCOV_VERSION="--gcov-tool gcov-${TOOLSET#*-}"; fi
+  - LCOV="$BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/test/lcov_dir/bin/lcov $GCOV_VERSION"
+  - $LCOV --directory $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals --base-directory ./ --capture --output-file $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info

-    # ... erasing /test/ /example/ folder data
-    - cd $BOOST
-    - $LCOV --remove $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info "/usr*" "*/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/test/*" $IGNORE_COVERAGE "*/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/tests/*" "*/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/examples/*" "*/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/example/*" -o $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info
+  # ... erasing /test/ /example/ folder data
+  - cd $BOOST
+  - $LCOV --remove $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info "*.cpp" "/usr*" "*/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/test/*" $IGNORE_COVERAGE "*/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/tests/*" "*/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/examples/*" "*/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/example/*" -o $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info

-    # ... erasing data that is not related to this project directly
-    - OTHER_LIBS=`grep "submodule .*" .gitmodules | sed 's/\[submodule\ "\(.*\)"\]/"\*\/boost\/\1\.hpp" "\*\/boost\/\1\/\*"/g'| sed "/\"\*\/boost\/$PROJECT_TO_TEST\/\*\"/d" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/ /g'`
-    - echo $OTHER_LIBS
-    - eval "$LCOV --remove $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info $OTHER_LIBS -o $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info"
+  # ... erasing data that is not related to this project directly
+  - OTHER_LIBS=`grep "submodule .*" .gitmodules | sed 's/\[submodule\ "\(.*\)"\]/"\*\/boost\/\1\.hpp" "\*\/boost\/\1\/\*"/g'| sed "/\"\*\/boost\/process\/\*\"/d" | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/ /g'`
+  - echo $OTHER_LIBS
+  - eval "$LCOV --remove $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info $OTHER_LIBS -o $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/coverals/coverage.info" > /dev/null
+
+  # Sending data to Coveralls
+  - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+  - gem install coveralls-lcov
+  - coveralls-lcov coverals/coverage.info
+
+after_script:
+  - bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/bash)
+  - cd $BOOST/libs/$PROJECT_TO_TEST/test
+  - curl -s https://report.ci/upload.py | python - --name="$BADGE test run" --root_dir $BOOST

-    # Sending data to Coveralls
-    - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
-    - gem install coveralls-lcov
-    - coveralls-lcov coverals/coverage.info
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ Boost.process is a library for comfortable management of processes, released wit

 ### Test results

-Branches        | Build         | Tests coverage | 
----------------|-------------- | -------------- |
-Develop:        | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process.svg?branch=develop)](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process)  [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/peup7e6m0e1bb5ba?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process) | [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=develop)](https://coveralls.io/github/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=develop) |
-Master:         | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process) [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/peup7e6m0e1bb5ba/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/branch/master) | [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=master)   |
+Branches        | Linux | OSX | Windows | Code coverage | Matrix | 
+----------------|-------|-----|---------| ------------- |--------|
+Develop:        | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process.svg?branch=develop&env=BADGE=linux)](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process) [![badge](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=develop&build=linux)](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=develop&build=linux) | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process.svg?branch=develop&env=BADGE=osx)](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process)  [![badge](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=develop&build=osx)](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=develop&build=osx) | [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/peup7e6m0e1bb5ba/branch/develop?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/branch/develop) [![badge](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=develop&build=windows)](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=develop&build=windows) | [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=develop)](https://coveralls.io/github/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=develop) | [![Matrix](https://img.shields.io/badge/matrix-develop-lightgray.svg)](http://www.boost.org/development/tests/develop/developer/process.html)
+Master:         | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process.svg?branch=master&env=BADGE=linux)](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process)  [![badge](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=master&build=linux)](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=master&build=linux)   | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process.svg?branch=master&env=BADGE=osx)](https://travis-ci.org/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process)   [![badge](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=master&build=osx)](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=master&build=osx)   | [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/peup7e6m0e1bb5ba/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/branch/master)   [![badge](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=master&build=windows)](https://api.report.ci/status/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=master&build=windows) | [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process?branch=master)   | [![Matrix](https://img.shields.io/badge/matrix-master-lightgray.svg)](http://www.boost.org/development/tests/master/developer/process.html)
+

 [Open Issues](https://github.com/klemens-morgenstern/boost-process/issues)

--- a/doc/concepts.qbk
+++ b/doc/concepts.qbk
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ In that it is different than other facilities (like sockets) and provides anothe
 Pipes are typically used for interprocess communication. The main reason is, that pipes can be directly assigned to the process stdio, i.e. stderr, stdin and stdout.
 Additionally, half of the pipe can be inherited to the child process and closed in the father process. This will cause the pipe to be broken when the child process exits.

-Though please not, that if the the same thread reads and write to a pipe, it will only talk to itself.
+Though please note, that if the the same thread reads and write to a pipe, it will only talk to itself.

 [section:anonymous Anonymous Pipes]

-The usual type of pipes, are the anonymous ones. Since the have no name, 
+The most common pipes are anonymous. Since the have no name,
 a handle to them can only be obtained from duplicating either handle.

 In this library the following functions are used for the creation of unnamed pipes:
--- a/doc/extend.qbk
+++ b/doc/extend.qbk
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 [def __on_success__ [memberref boost::process::extend::handler::on_success on_success]]
 [def __posix_executor__ [classref boost::process::extend::posix_executor ex::posix_executor]]
 [def __windows_executor__ [classref boost::process::extend::windows_executor ex::windows_executor]]
-[def io_service  [@http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/io_service.html boost::asio::io_service]]
-[def __require_io_service__ [classref boost::process::extend::require_io_service ex::require_io_service]]
+[def __io_context__  [@http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/io_context.html boost::asio::io_context]]
+[def __require_io_context__ [classref boost::process::extend::require_io_context ex::require_io_context]]
 [def __async_handler__ [classref boost::process::extend::async_handler ex::async_handler]]
-[def __get_io_service__ [funcref boost::process::extend::get_io_service ex::get_io_service]]
+[def __get_io_context__ [funcref boost::process::extend::get_io_context ex::get_io_context]]

 [section:extend Extensions]
 To extend the library, the header [headerref boost/process/extend.hpp extend] is provided.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ So let's start with a simple hello-world example, while we use a C++14 generic l
 using namespace boost::process;
 namespace ex = bp::extend;

-__child__ c("foo", ex::__on_success__=[](auto & exec) {std::cout << "hello world" << std::endl;});
+__child__ c("foo", __on_success__=[](auto & exec) {std::cout << "hello world" << std::endl;});
 ```

 Considering that lambda can also capture values, data can easily be shared between handlers. 
@@ -95,24 +95,24 @@ Every handler not implemented dafaults to [classref boost::process::extend::hand
 [section:async Asynchronous Functionality]

 Since `boost.process` provides an interface for [@http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/libs/asio/ boost.asio], 
-this functionality is also available for extensions. If the class needs the io_service for some reason, the following code will do that.
+this functionality is also available for extensions. If the class needs the __io_context__ for some reason, the following code will do that.

 ```
-struct async_foo : __handler__, __require_io_service__ 
+struct async_foo : __handler__, __require_io_context__
 {
    tempalte<typename Executor>
    void on_setup(Executor & exec)
    {
-        io_service & ios = __get_io_service__(exec.seq); //gives us a reference and a compiler error if not present.
+        __io_context__ & ios = __get_io_context__(exec.seq); //gives us a reference and a compiler error if not present.
        //do something with ios
    }
 };
 ```
-[note Inheriting [globalref boost::process::extend::require_io_service require_io_service] is necessary, so [funcref boost::process::system system] provides one.]
+[note Inheriting [globalref boost::process::extend::require_io_context require_io_context] is necessary, so [funcref boost::process::system system] provides one.]

 Additionally the handler can provide a function that is invoked when the child process exits. This is done through __async_handler__.

-[note [globalref boost::process::extend::async_handler async_handler] implies [globalref boost::process::extend::require_io_service require_io_service] .]
+[note [globalref boost::process::extend::async_handler async_handler] implies [globalref boost::process::extend::require_io_context require_io_context] .]

 ```
 struct async_bar : __handler, __async_handler__
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ struct async_bar : __handler, __async_handler__
    template<typename Executor>
    std::function<void(int, const std::error_code&)> on_exit_handler(Executor & exec)
    {
-        auto handler = this->handler;
-        return [handler](int exit_code, const std::error_code & ec)
+        auto handler_ = this->handler;
+        return [handler_](int exit_code, const std::error_code & ec)
               {
                   std::cout << "hello world, I exited with " << exit_code << std::endl; 
               };
--- a/doc/tutorial.qbk
+++ b/doc/tutorial.qbk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 [def asio_async_read [@http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/async_read.html boost::asio::async_read]]
 [def bp::environment  [classref boost::process::basic_environment bp::environment]]
 [def bp::native_environment  [classref boost::process::basic_native_environment bp::native_environment]]
-[def boost::this_process::environment [funcref boost::this_process::environment boost::this_process::environment]]
+[def boost::this_process::environment [funcref boost::this_process::environment boost::this_process:deadlock :environment]]
 [def std::chrono::seconds [@http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/chrono/duration std::chrono::seconds]]
 [def std::vector [@http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/container/vector std::vector]]

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ will change the behaviour, so that instead of throwing an exception, the error w

 ```
 std::error_code ec;
-bp::system c("g++ main.cpp", ec);
+bp::system("g++ main.cpp", ec);
 ```
 [endsect]
 [section:io Synchronous I/O]
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> read_outline(std::string & file)
 What this does is redirect the `stdout` of the process into a pipe and we read this
 synchronously.

-[warning The pipe will cause a deadlock if you try to read after nm exited]
-[note You can do the same thing with [globalref boost::process::std_err std_err]] 
+[note You can do the same thing with [globalref boost::process::std_err std_err]]

 Now we get the name from `nm` and we might want to demangle it, so we use input and output.
 `nm` has a demangle option, but for the sake of the example, we'll use 
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ provided we also pass a reference to an io_service.

 ```
 io_service ios;
-std::vector<char> buf;
+std::vector<char> buf(4096);

 bp::child c(bp::search_path("g++"), "main.cpp", bp::std_out > asio_buffer(buf), ios);

--- a/filter_section_warning.py
+++ b/filter_section_warning.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+
+import sys
+
+for line in sys.stdin:
+    # If line is a 'noisy' warning, don't print it or the following two lines.
+    if ('warning: section' in line and 'is deprecated' in line
+            or 'note: change section name to' in line):
+        next(sys.stdin)
+        next(sys.stdin)
+    else:
+        sys.stdout.write(line)
+        sys.stdout.flush()
--- a/include/boost/process.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process.hpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <boost/process/error.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/exe.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/group.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/io.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/pipe.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/shell.hpp>
--- a/include/boost/process/async_pipe.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/async_pipe.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public:
     */
    typedef platform_specific handle_type;

+    typedef typename handle_type::executor_type executor_type;
+
    /** Construct a new async_pipe, does automatically open the pipe.
     * Initializes source and sink with the same io_context.
     * @note Windows creates a named pipe here, where the name is automatically generated.
--- a/include/boost/process/async_system.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/async_system.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <memory>
 #include <boost/asio/async_result.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
 #include <tuple>

@@ -64,11 +65,12 @@ struct async_system_handler : ::boost::process::detail::api::async_handler
        errored = true;
 #endif
        auto & h = init.completion_handler;
-        ios.post(
-                [h, ec]() mutable
-                {
-                    h(boost::system::error_code(ec.value(), boost::system::system_category()), -1);
-                });
+        boost::asio::post(
+            ios.get_executor(),
+            [h, ec]() mutable
+            {
+                h(boost::system::error_code(ec.value(), boost::system::system_category()), -1);
+            });
    }

    BOOST_ASIO_INITFN_RESULT_TYPE(ExitHandler, void (boost::system::error_code, int))
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ struct async_system_handler : ::boost::process::detail::api::async_handler
    {
 #if defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
        if (errored)
-            return [](int exit_code, const std::error_code & ec){};
+            return [](int , const std::error_code &){};
 #endif
        auto & h = init.completion_handler;
        return [h](int exit_code, const std::error_code & ec) mutable
--- a/include/boost/process/child.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/child.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ class child
    /** Get the Process Identifier. */
    pid_t id()      const;

+    /** Get the native, uninterpreted exit code. The return value is without any meaning if the child wasn't waited
+     *  for or if it was terminated. */
+    int native_exit_code() const;
+
    /** Check if the child process is running. */
    bool running();
    /** \overload void running() */
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/child_decl.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/child_decl.hpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ public:
    int exit_code() const {return ::boost::process::detail::api::eval_exit_status(_exit_status->load());}
    pid_t id()      const {return _child_handle.id(); }

+    int native_exit_code() const {return _exit_status->load();}
+
    bool running()
    {
        std::error_code ec;
@@ -143,11 +145,12 @@ public:

    bool running(std::error_code & ec) noexcept
    {
-        if (valid() && !_exited())
+        ec.clear();
+        if (valid() && !_exited() && !ec)
        {
            int exit_code = 0;
            auto res = boost::process::detail::api::is_running(_child_handle, exit_code, ec);
-            if (!res && !_exited())
+            if (!ec && !res && !_exited())
                _exit_status->store(exit_code);

            return res;
@@ -157,10 +160,11 @@ public:

    void terminate(std::error_code & ec) noexcept
    {
-        if (valid() && running(ec))
+        if (valid() && running(ec) && !ec)
            boost::process::detail::api::terminate(_child_handle, ec);

-        _terminated = true;
+        if (!ec)
+            _terminated = true;
    }

    void wait(std::error_code & ec) noexcept
@@ -169,7 +173,8 @@ public:
        {
            int exit_code = 0;
            boost::process::detail::api::wait(_child_handle, exit_code, ec);
-            _exit_status->store(exit_code);
+            if (!ec)
+                _exit_status->store(exit_code);
        }
    }

@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ public:
        {
            int exit_code = 0;
            auto b = boost::process::detail::api::wait_until(_child_handle, exit_code, timeout_time, ec);
-            if (!b)
+            if (!b || ec)
                return false;
            _exit_status->store(exit_code);
        }
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/config.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ inline std::error_code get_last_error() noexcept
 #define BOOST_POSIX_HAS_VFORK 1
 #endif

+#if (_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 199309L)
+#define BOOST_POSIX_HAS_SIGTIMEDWAIT 1
+#endif
+
 #elif defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
 namespace windows {namespace extensions {}}
 namespace api = windows;
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/asio_fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/asio_fwd.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class basic_streambuf;
 typedef basic_streambuf<std::allocator<char>> streambuf;
 class io_context;

+class executor;
+

 #if defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES)
 class signal_set_service;
@@ -30,7 +32,9 @@ template <typename SignalSetService>
 class basic_signal_set;
 typedef basic_signal_set<signal_set_service> signal_set;
 #else /* defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES) */
-class signal_set;
+template <typename Executor>
+class basic_signal_set;
+typedef basic_signal_set<executor> signal_set;
 #endif /* defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES) */

 template <typename Handler>
@@ -45,7 +49,9 @@ template <typename StreamDesscriptorService>
 class basic_stream_descriptor;
 typedef basic_stream_descriptor<stream_descriptor_service> stream_descriptor;
 #else /* defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES) */
-class stream_descriptor;
+template <typename Executor>
+class basic_stream_descriptor;
+typedef basic_stream_descriptor<executor> stream_descriptor;
 #endif /* defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES) */

 } //posix
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/async_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/async_in.hpp
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@
 #include <boost/process/async_pipe.hpp>
 #include <memory>
 #include <future>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
+#include <array>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {


 template<typename Buffer>
 struct async_in_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::posix::handler_base_ext,
-                         ::boost::process::detail::posix::require_io_context
+                         ::boost::process::detail::posix::require_io_context,
+                         ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    Buffer & buf;

@@ -33,36 +36,37 @@ struct async_in_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::posix::handler_base_ext,
        fut = promise->get_future(); return std::move(*this);
    }

+
    std::shared_ptr<boost::process::async_pipe> pipe;

    async_in_buffer(Buffer & buf) : buf(buf)
    {
    }
    template <typename Executor>
-    inline void on_success(Executor &exec)
+    inline void on_success(Executor)
    {
-        auto  pipe              = this->pipe;
+        auto  pipe_              = this->pipe;
        if (this->promise)
        {
-            auto promise = this->promise;
+            auto promise_ = this->promise;

-            boost::asio::async_write(*pipe, buf,
-                [pipe, promise](const boost::system::error_code & ec, std::size_t)
+            boost::asio::async_write(*pipe_, buf,
+                [pipe_, promise_](const boost::system::error_code & ec, std::size_t)
                {
                    if (ec && (ec.value() != EBADF) && (ec.value() != EPERM) && (ec.value() != ENOENT))
                    {
                        std::error_code e(ec.value(), std::system_category());
-                        promise->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(process_error(e)));
+                        promise_->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(process_error(e)));
                    }
                    else
-                        promise->set_value();
+                        promise_->set_value();
                });
        }
        else
-            boost::asio::async_write(*pipe, buf,
-                [pipe](const boost::system::error_code&ec, std::size_t size){});
+            boost::asio::async_write(*pipe_, buf,
+                [pipe_](const boost::system::error_code&, std::size_t){});

-        std::move(*pipe).source().close();
+        std::move(*pipe_).source().close();

        this->pipe = nullptr;
    }
@@ -76,9 +80,19 @@ struct async_in_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::posix::handler_base_ext,
    template<typename Executor>
    void on_setup(Executor & exec)
    {
-        pipe = std::make_shared<boost::process::async_pipe>(get_io_context(exec.seq));
+        if (!pipe)
+            pipe = std::make_shared<boost::process::async_pipe>(get_io_context(exec.seq));
    }

+    std::array<int, 3> get_used_handles()
+    {
+        if (pipe)
+            return {STDIN_FILENO, pipe->native_source(), pipe->native_sink()};
+        else  //if pipe is not constructed, limit_ds is invoked before -> this also means on_exec_setup gets invoked before.
+            return {STDIN_FILENO, STDIN_FILENO, STDIN_FILENO};
+    }
+
+
    template <typename Executor>
    void on_exec_setup(Executor &exec)
    {
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/async_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/async_out.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <exception>
 #include <future>
+#include <array>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

@@ -45,12 +47,24 @@ inline int apply_out_handles(int handle, std::integral_constant<int, 1>, std::in

 template<int p1, int p2, typename Buffer>
 struct async_out_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::posix::handler_base_ext,
-                          ::boost::process::detail::posix::require_io_context
+                          ::boost::process::detail::posix::require_io_context,
+                          ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    Buffer & buf;

    std::shared_ptr<boost::process::async_pipe> pipe;

+    std::array<int, 4> get_used_handles()
+    {
+        const auto pp1 = p1 != -1 ? p1 : p2;
+        const auto pp2 = p2 != -1 ? p2 : p1;
+
+        if (pipe)
+            return {pipe->native_source(), pipe->native_sink(), pp1, pp2};
+        else  //if pipe is not constructed, limit_ds is invoked before -> this also means on_exec_setup gets invoked before.
+            return {pp1, pp2, pp1, pp2};
+    }
+

    async_out_buffer(Buffer & buf) : buf(buf)
    {
@@ -61,7 +75,7 @@ struct async_out_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::posix::handler_base_ext,
    {
        auto  pipe              = this->pipe;
        boost::asio::async_read(*pipe, buf,
-                [pipe](const boost::system::error_code&, std::size_t size){});
+                [pipe](const boost::system::error_code&, std::size_t){});

        this->pipe = nullptr;
        std::move(*pipe).sink().close();
@@ -112,32 +126,35 @@ struct async_out_future : ::boost::process::detail::posix::handler_base_ext,
        fut = promise->get_future();
    }
    template <typename Executor>
-    inline void on_success(Executor &exec)
+    inline void on_success(Executor &)
    {
-        auto pipe = this->pipe;
+        auto pipe_ = this->pipe;

-        auto buffer  = this->buffer;
-        auto promise = this->promise;
+        auto buffer_  = this->buffer;
+        auto promise_ = this->promise;

-        boost::asio::async_read(*pipe, *buffer,
-                [pipe, buffer, promise](const boost::system::error_code& ec, std::size_t size)
+        boost::asio::async_read(*pipe_, *buffer_,
+                [pipe_, buffer_, promise_](const boost::system::error_code& ec, std::size_t)
                {
                    if (ec && (ec.value() != ENOENT))
                    {
                        std::error_code e(ec.value(), std::system_category());
-                        promise->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(process_error(e)));
+                        promise_->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(process_error(e)));
                    }
                    else
                    {
-                        std::istream is (buffer.get());
+                        std::istream is (buffer_.get());
                        Type arg;
-                        arg.resize(buffer->size());
-                        is.read(&*arg.begin(), buffer->size());
-                        promise->set_value(std::move(arg));
+                        if (buffer_->size() > 0)
+                        {
+                            arg.resize(buffer_->size());
+                            is.read(&*arg.begin(), buffer_->size());
+                        }
+                        promise_->set_value(std::move(arg));
                    }
                });

-        std::move(*pipe).sink().close();
+        std::move(*pipe_).sink().close();
        this->pipe = nullptr;
    }

--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/async_pipe.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/async_pipe.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@

 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/basic_pipe.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/posix/stream_descriptor.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <system_error>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class async_pipe
 public:
    typedef int native_handle_type;
    typedef ::boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor handle_type;
+    typedef typename handle_type::executor_type executor_type;

    inline async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios) : async_pipe(ios, ios) {}

@@ -109,9 +111,9 @@ public:
    void async_close()
    {
        if (_sink.is_open())
-            _sink.get_io_context().  post([this]{_sink.close();});
+            boost::asio::post(_sink.get_executor(),   [this]{_sink.close();});
        if (_source.is_open())
-            _source.get_io_context().post([this]{_source.close();});
+            boost::asio::post(_source.get_executor(), [this]{_source.close();});
    }

    template<typename MutableBufferSequence>
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ public:
        const MutableBufferSequence & buffers,
              ReadHandler &&handler)
    {
-        _source.async_read_some(buffers, std::forward<ReadHandler>(handler));
+        return _source.async_read_some(buffers, std::forward<ReadHandler>(handler));
    }

    template<typename ConstBufferSequence,
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ public:
        const ConstBufferSequence & buffers,
        WriteHandler&& handler)
    {
-        _sink.async_write_some(buffers, std::forward<WriteHandler>(handler));
+        return _sink.async_write_some(buffers, std::forward<WriteHandler>(handler));
    }


@@ -218,8 +220,8 @@ async_pipe::async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios_source,
 }

 async_pipe::async_pipe(const async_pipe & p) :
-        _source(const_cast<async_pipe&>(p)._source.get_io_context()),
-        _sink(  const_cast<async_pipe&>(p)._sink.get_io_context())
+        _source(const_cast<async_pipe&>(p)._source.get_executor()),
+        _sink(  const_cast<async_pipe&>(p)._sink.get_executor())
 {

    //cannot get the handle from a const object.
@@ -250,8 +252,8 @@ async_pipe& async_pipe::operator=(const async_pipe & p)
    int sink;

    //cannot get the handle from a const object.
-    auto source_in = const_cast<::boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor &>(_source).native_handle();
-    auto sink_in   = const_cast<::boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor &>(_sink).native_handle();
+    auto source_in = const_cast<::boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor &>(p._source).native_handle();
+    auto sink_in   = const_cast<::boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor &>(p._sink).native_handle();
    if (source_in == -1)
        source = -1;
    else
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/basic_pipe.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/basic_pipe.hpp
@@ -82,22 +82,30 @@ public:

    int_type write(const char_type * data, int_type count)
    {
-        auto write_len = ::write(_sink, data, count * sizeof(char_type));
-        if (write_len == -1)
-            ::boost::process::detail::throw_last_error();
-
+        int_type write_len;
+        while ((write_len = ::write(_sink, data, count * sizeof(char_type))) == -1)
+        {
+            //Try again if interrupted
+            auto err = errno;
+            if (err != EINTR)
+                ::boost::process::detail::throw_last_error();
+        }
        return write_len;
    }
    int_type read(char_type * data, int_type count)
    {
-        auto read_len = ::read(_source, data, count * sizeof(char_type));
-        if (read_len == -1)
-            ::boost::process::detail::throw_last_error();
-
+        int_type read_len;
+        while ((read_len = ::read(_source, data, count * sizeof(char_type))) == -1)
+        {
+            //Try again if interrupted
+            auto err = errno;
+            if (err != EINTR)
+                ::boost::process::detail::throw_last_error();
+        }
        return read_len;
    }

-    bool is_open()
+    bool is_open() const
    {
        return (_source != -1) ||
               (_sink   != -1);
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/close_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/close_in.hpp
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@


 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

-struct close_in : handler_base_ext
+struct close_in : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    template <class Executor>
    void on_exec_setup(Executor &e) const
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ struct close_in : handler_base_ext
        if (::close(STDIN_FILENO) == -1)
            e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "close() failed");
    }
+
+    int get_used_handles() {return STDIN_FILENO;}
+
 };

 }}}}
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/close_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/close_out.hpp
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_POSIX_CLOSE_OUT_HPP
 #define BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_POSIX_CLOSE_OUT_HPP

-
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
+#include <array>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ struct close_out : handler_base_ext
 {
    template <class Executor>
    inline void on_exec_setup(Executor &e) const;
+
+    std::array<int, 2> get_used_handles() {return {p1 != -1 ? p1 : p2, p2 != -1 ? p2 : p1};}
 };

 template<>
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/environment.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/environment.hpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public:
    native_environment_impl & operator=(native_environment_impl && ) = default;
    native_handle_type _env_impl = _impl.data();

-    native_handle_type native_handle() const {return environ;}
+    native_handle_type native_handle() const {return _env_impl;}
 };

 template<>
@@ -294,7 +294,11 @@ std::vector<Char*> basic_environment_impl<Char>::_load_var(std::vector<std::basi
    ret.reserve(data.size() +1);

    for (auto & val : data)
+    {
+        if (val.empty())
+            val.push_back(0);
        ret.push_back(&val.front());
+    }

    ret.push_back(nullptr);
    return ret;
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/executor.hpp
@@ -22,47 +22,12 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>

-#if !defined(__GLIBC__)
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
-#endif

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

-inline int execvpe(const char* filename, char * const arg_list[], char* env[])
-{
-#if defined(__GLIBC__)
-    return ::execvpe(filename, arg_list, env);
-#else
-    //use my own implementation
-    std::string fn = filename;
-    if ((fn.find('/') == std::string::npos) && ::access(fn.c_str(), X_OK))
-    {
-        auto e = ::environ;
-        while ((*e != nullptr) && !boost::starts_with(*e, "PATH="))
-            e++;
-
-        if (e != nullptr)
-        {
-            std::vector<std::string> path; 
-            boost::split(path, *e, boost::is_any_of(":"));
-
-            for (const std::string & pp : path)
-            {
-                auto p = pp + "/" + filename;
-                if (!::access(p.c_str(), X_OK))
-                {
-                    fn = p;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return ::execve(fn.c_str(), arg_list, env);
-#endif
-}
-
 template<typename Executor>
 struct on_setup_t
 {
@@ -85,7 +50,7 @@ struct on_error_t
    template<typename T>
    void operator()(T & t) const
    {
-           t.on_error(exec, error);
+        t.on_error(exec, error);
    }
 };

@@ -157,13 +122,13 @@ struct on_fork_success_t
 };

 template<typename Executor> on_setup_t  <Executor> call_on_setup  (Executor & exec) {return exec;}
-template<typename Executor> on_error_t  <Executor> call_on_error  (Executor & exec, const std::error_code & ec) 
+template<typename Executor> on_error_t  <Executor> call_on_error  (Executor & exec, const std::error_code & ec)
 {
    return on_error_t<Executor> (exec, ec);
 }
 template<typename Executor> on_success_t<Executor> call_on_success(Executor & exec) {return exec;}

-template<typename Executor> on_fork_error_t  <Executor> call_on_fork_error  (Executor & exec, const std::error_code & ec) 
+template<typename Executor> on_fork_error_t  <Executor> call_on_fork_error  (Executor & exec, const std::error_code & ec)
 {
    return on_fork_error_t<Executor> (exec, ec);
 }
@@ -293,13 +258,43 @@ class executor
            auto err = errno;
            if ((err == EBADF) || (err == EPERM))//that should occur on success, therefore return.
                return;
-            //EAGAIN not yet forked, EINTR interrupted, i.e. try again
+                //EAGAIN not yet forked, EINTR interrupted, i.e. try again
            else if ((err != EAGAIN ) && (err != EINTR))
                set_error(std::error_code(err, std::system_category()), "Error read pipe");
        }
        set_error(ec, std::move(msg));
    }

+    std::string prepare_cmd_style_fn; //buffer
+
+    inline void prepare_cmd_style() //this does what execvpe does - but we execute it in the father process, to avoid allocations.
+    {
+        //use my own implementation
+        prepare_cmd_style_fn = exe;
+        if ((prepare_cmd_style_fn.find('/') == std::string::npos) && ::access(prepare_cmd_style_fn.c_str(), X_OK))
+        {
+            auto e = ::environ;
+            while ((*e != nullptr) && !boost::starts_with(*e, "PATH="))
+                e++;
+
+            if (e != nullptr)
+            {
+                std::vector<std::string> path;
+                boost::split(path, *e, boost::is_any_of(":"));
+
+                for (const std::string & pp : path)
+                {
+                    auto p = pp + "/" + exe;
+                    if (!::access(p.c_str(), X_OK))
+                    {
+                        prepare_cmd_style_fn = p;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        exe = prepare_cmd_style_fn.c_str();
+    }

    std::error_code _ec;
    std::string _msg;
@@ -338,6 +333,8 @@ child executor<Sequence>::invoke(boost::mpl::true_, boost::mpl::false_) //ignore
    boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_setup(*this));
    if (_ec)
        return child();
+    if (cmd_style)
+        prepare_cmd_style();

    this->pid = ::fork();
    if (pid == -1)
@@ -349,10 +346,7 @@ child executor<Sequence>::invoke(boost::mpl::true_, boost::mpl::false_) //ignore
    else if (pid == 0)
    {
        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_exec_setup(*this));
-        if (cmd_style)
-            ::boost::process::detail::posix::execvpe(exe, cmd_line, env);
-        else
-            ::execve(exe, cmd_line, env);
+        ::execve(exe, cmd_line, env);
        auto ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_exec_error(*this, ec));
        _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -368,71 +362,85 @@ child executor<Sequence>::invoke(boost::mpl::true_, boost::mpl::false_) //ignore
 template<typename Sequence>
 child executor<Sequence>::invoke(boost::mpl::false_, boost::mpl::false_)
 {
-    int p[2];
-    if (::pipe(p)  == -1)
    {
-        set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "pipe(2) failed");
-        return child();
-    }
-    if (::fcntl(p[1], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1)
-    {
-        set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "fcntl(2) failed");
-        return child();
-    }
-    _ec.clear();
-    boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_setup(*this));
+        struct pipe_guard
+        {
+            int p[2];
+            pipe_guard() : p{-1,-1} {}

+            ~pipe_guard()
+            {
+                if (p[0] != -1)
+                    ::close(p[0]);
+                if (p[1] != -1)
+                    ::close(p[1]);
+            }
+        } p{};
+
+        if (::pipe(p.p) == -1)
+        {
+            set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "pipe(2) failed");
+            return child();
+        }
+        if (::fcntl(p.p[1], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) == -1)
+        {
+            auto err = ::boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+            set_error(err, "fcntl(2) failed");//this might throw, so we need to be sure our pipe is safe.
+            return child();
+        }
+        _ec.clear();
+        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_setup(*this));
+
+        if (_ec)
+        {
+            boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_error(*this, _ec));
+            return child();
+        }
+
+        if (cmd_style)
+            prepare_cmd_style();
+
+        this->pid = ::fork();
+        if (pid == -1)
+        {
+            _ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+            _msg = "fork() failed";
+            boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_fork_error(*this, _ec));
+            boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_error(*this, _ec));
+            return child();
+        }
+        else if (pid == 0)
+        {
+            _pipe_sink = p.p[1];
+            ::close(p.p[0]);
+
+            boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_exec_setup(*this));
+            ::execve(exe, cmd_line, env);
+            _ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+            _msg = "execve failed";
+            boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_exec_error(*this, _ec));
+
+            _write_error(_pipe_sink);
+            ::close(p.p[1]);
+
+            _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+            return child();
+        }
+
+        ::close(p.p[1]);
+        p.p[1] = -1;
+        _read_error(p.p[0]);
+
+    }
    if (_ec)
    {
        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_error(*this, _ec));
        return child();
    }

-    this->pid = ::fork();
-    if (pid == -1)
-    {
-        _ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
-        _msg = "fork() failed";
-        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_fork_error(*this, _ec));
-        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_error(*this, _ec));
-
-        return child();
-    }
-    else if (pid == 0)
-    {
-        _pipe_sink = p[1];
-        ::close(p[0]);
-
-        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_exec_setup(*this));
-        if (cmd_style)
-            ::boost::process::detail::posix::execvpe(exe, cmd_line, env);
-        else
-            ::execve(exe, cmd_line, env);
-        _ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
-        _msg = "execve failed";
-        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_exec_error(*this, _ec));
-
-        _write_error(p[1]);
-
-        _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        return child();
-    }
-
    child c(child_handle(pid), exit_status);

-
-
-    ::close(p[1]);
-    _read_error(p[0]);
-    ::close(p[0]);
-
-    if (_ec)
-    {
-        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_error(*this, _ec));
-        return child();
-    }
-    else
-        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_success(*this));
+    boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_success(*this));

    if (_ec)
    {
@@ -485,6 +493,8 @@ child executor<Sequence>::invoke(boost::mpl::false_, boost::mpl::true_)
        return child();
    }
    _ec.clear();
+    if (cmd_style)
+        this->prepare_cmd_style();

    this->pid = ::vfork();
    if (pid == -1)
@@ -500,10 +510,7 @@ child executor<Sequence>::invoke(boost::mpl::false_, boost::mpl::true_)
    {
        boost::fusion::for_each(seq, call_on_exec_setup(*this));

-        if (cmd_style)
-            ::boost::process::detail::posix::execvpe(exe, cmd_line, env);
-        else
-            ::execve(exe, cmd_line, env);
+        ::execve(exe, cmd_line, env);

        _ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
        _msg = "execve failed";
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/fd.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/fd.hpp
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@

 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
+#include <array>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {


-struct close_fd_ : handler_base_ext
+struct close_fd_ : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    close_fd_(int fd) : fd_(fd) {}

@@ -27,12 +29,15 @@ struct close_fd_ : handler_base_ext
            e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "close() failed");
    }

+    int get_used_handles() {return fd_;}
+
+
 private:
    int fd_;
 };

 template <class Range>
-struct close_fds_ : handler_base_ext
+struct close_fds_ : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
 public:
    close_fds_(const Range &fds) : fds_(fds) {}
@@ -48,6 +53,8 @@ public:
            }
    }

+    Range& get_used_handles() {return fds_;}
+
 private:
    Range fds_;
 };
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ private:


 template <class FileDescriptor>
-struct bind_fd_ : handler_base_ext
+struct bind_fd_ : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
 public:
    bind_fd_(int id, const FileDescriptor &fd) : id_(id), fd_(fd) {}
@@ -67,6 +74,9 @@ public:
             e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "dup2() failed");
    }

+    std::array<int, 2> get_used_handles() {return {id_, fd_};}
+
+
 private:
    int id_;
    FileDescriptor fd_;
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/file_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/file_in.hpp
@@ -13,16 +13,22 @@
 #include <boost/process/pipe.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/file_descriptor.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <unistd.h>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

-struct file_in : handler_base_ext
+struct file_in : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    file_descriptor file;
    int handle = file.handle();

+    std::array<int, 2> get_used_handles()
+    {
+        return {STDIN_FILENO, handle};
+    }
+
    template<typename T>
    file_in(T&& t) : file(std::forward<T>(t)) {}
    file_in(FILE * f) : handle(fileno(f)) {}
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/file_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/file_out.hpp
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@

 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/file_descriptor.hpp>
-
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <unistd.h>
+
 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

 template<int p1, int p2>
-struct file_out : handler_base_ext
+struct file_out : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    file_descriptor file;
    int handle = file.handle();
@@ -27,6 +28,13 @@ struct file_out : handler_base_ext
    file_out(T&& t) : file(std::forward<T>(t), file_descriptor::write), handle(file.handle()) {}
    file_out(FILE * f) : handle(fileno(f)) {}

+    std::array<int, 3> get_used_handles()
+    {
+        const auto pp1 = p1 != -1 ? p1 : p2;
+        const auto pp2 = p2 != -1 ? p2 : p1;
+
+        return {handle, pp1, pp2};
+    }

    template <typename Executor>
    void on_exec_setup(Executor &e) const;
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/group_handle.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/group_handle.hpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct group_handle
    {
        return ::getpgid(proc) == grp;
    }
-    bool has(handle_t proc, std::error_code & ec) noexcept
+    bool has(handle_t proc, std::error_code &) noexcept
    {
        return ::getpgid(proc) == grp;
    }
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/handles.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/handles.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Klemens D. Morgenstern
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_POSIX_HANDLES_HPP_
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_POSIX_HANDLES_HPP_
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <system_error>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {
+
+
+using native_handle_type = int;
+
+inline std::vector<native_handle_type> get_handles(std::error_code & ec)
+{
+    std::vector<native_handle_type> res;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<DIR, void(*)(DIR*)> dir{::opendir("/dev/fd"), +[](DIR* p){::closedir(p);}};
+    if (!dir)
+    {
+        ec = ::boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+        return {};
+    }
+    else
+        ec.clear();
+
+    auto my_fd = ::dirfd(dir.get());
+
+    struct ::dirent * ent_p;
+
+    while ((ent_p = readdir(dir.get())) != nullptr)
+    {
+        if (ent_p->d_name[0] == '.')
+            continue;
+
+        const auto conv = std::atoi(ent_p->d_name);
+        if (conv == 0 && (ent_p->d_name[0] != '0' && ent_p->d_name[1] != '\0'))
+            continue;
+
+        if (conv == my_fd)
+            continue;
+
+        res.push_back(conv);
+    }
+    return res;
+}
+
+inline std::vector<native_handle_type> get_handles()
+{
+    std::error_code ec;
+
+    auto res = get_handles(ec);
+    if (ec)
+        boost::process::detail::throw_error(ec, "open_dir(\"/dev/fd\") failed");
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+inline bool is_stream_handle(native_handle_type handle, std::error_code & ec)
+{
+    struct ::stat stat_;
+
+    if (::fstat(handle, &stat_) != 0)
+    {
+        ec = ::boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+    }
+    else
+        ec.clear();
+
+    return S_ISCHR  (stat_.st_mode)  //This macro returns non-zero if the file is a character special file (a device like a terminal).
+        || S_ISBLK  (stat_.st_mode) // This macro returns non-zero if the file is a block special file (a device like a disk).
+        || S_ISREG  (stat_.st_mode) // This macro returns non-zero if the file is a regular file.
+        || S_ISFIFO (stat_.st_mode) // This macro returns non-zero if the file is a FIFO special file, or a pipe. See section 15. Pipes and FIFOs.
+        || S_ISSOCK (stat_.st_mode) ;// This macro returns non-zero if the file is a socket. See section 16. Sockets.;
+}
+
+
+inline bool is_stream_handle(native_handle_type handle)
+{
+    std::error_code ec;
+    auto res = is_stream_handle(handle, ec);
+    if (ec)
+        boost::process::detail::throw_error(ec, "fstat() failed");
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+struct limit_handles_ : handler_base_ext
+{
+    limit_handles_() {}
+    ~limit_handles_() {}
+    mutable std::vector<int> used_handles;
+
+    template<typename Executor>
+    void on_setup(Executor & exec) const
+    {
+        used_handles = get_used_handles(exec);
+    }
+
+    template<typename Executor>
+    void on_exec_setup(Executor & exec) const
+    {
+        auto dir = ::opendir("/dev/fd");
+        if (!dir)
+        {
+            exec.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "opendir(\"/dev/fd\")");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto my_fd = ::dirfd(dir);
+        struct ::dirent * ent_p;
+
+        while ((ent_p = readdir(dir)) != nullptr)
+        {
+            if (ent_p->d_name[0] == '.')
+                continue;
+
+            const auto conv = std::atoi(ent_p->d_name);
+
+            if ((conv == my_fd) || (conv == -1))
+                continue;
+
+            if (std::find(used_handles.begin(), used_handles.end(), conv) != used_handles.end())
+                continue;
+
+            if (::close(conv) != 0)
+            {
+                exec.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "close() failed");
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+        ::closedir(dir);
+    }
+};
+
+}}}}
+
+#endif //PROCESS_HANDLES_HPP
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/io_context_ref.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/io_context_ref.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct async_handler_collector
    void operator()(T & t) const
    {
        handlers.push_back(t.on_exit_handler(exec));
-    };
+    }
 };

 //Also set's up waiting for the exit, so it can close async stuff.
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct io_context_ref : handler_base_ext
    template <class Executor>
    void on_success(Executor& exec)
    {
+        ios.notify_fork(boost::asio::io_context::fork_parent);
        //must be on the heap so I can move it into the lambda.
        auto asyncs = boost::fusion::filter_if<
                        is_async_handler<
@@ -105,6 +106,15 @@ struct io_context_ref : handler_base_ext
        sigchld_service.async_wait(exec.pid, std::move(wh));
    }

+    template<typename Executor>
+    void on_setup (Executor &) const {/*ios.notify_fork(boost::asio::io_context::fork_prepare);*/}
+
+    template<typename Executor>
+    void on_exec_setup  (Executor &) const {/*ios.notify_fork(boost::asio::io_context::fork_child);*/}
+
+    template <class Executor>
+    void on_error(Executor&, const std::error_code &) const {/*ios.notify_fork(boost::asio::io_context::fork_parent);*/}
+
 private:
    boost::asio::io_context &ios;
    boost::process::detail::posix::sigchld_service &sigchld_service = boost::asio::use_service<boost::process::detail::posix::sigchld_service>(ios);
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/is_running.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/is_running.hpp
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {
 // Use the "stopped" state (WIFSTOPPED) to indicate "not terminated".
 // This bit arrangement of status codes is not guaranteed by POSIX, but (according to comments in
 // the glibc <bits/waitstatus.h> header) is the same across systems in practice.
-constexpr int still_active = 0x7F;
-static_assert(!WIFEXITED(still_active) && !WIFSIGNALED(still_active), "Internal Error");
+constexpr int still_active = 0x017f;
+static_assert(WIFSTOPPED(still_active), "Expected still_active to indicate WIFSTOPPED");
+static_assert(!WIFEXITED(still_active), "Expected still_active to not indicate WIFEXITED");
+static_assert(!WIFSIGNALED(still_active), "Expected still_active to not indicate WIFSIGNALED");
+static_assert(!WIFCONTINUED(still_active), "Expected still_active to not indicate WIFCONTINUED");

 inline bool is_running(int code)
 {
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/null_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/null_in.hpp
@@ -14,13 +14,21 @@
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/file_descriptor.hpp>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
+#include <array>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

-struct null_in : handler_base_ext
+struct null_in : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    file_descriptor source{"/dev/null", file_descriptor::read};

+    std::array<int, 2> get_used_handles()
+    {
+        return {STDIN_FILENO, source.handle()};
+    }
+
+
 public:
    template <class Executor>
    void on_exec_setup(Executor &e) const
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/null_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/null_out.hpp
@@ -13,17 +13,27 @@

 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/file_descriptor.hpp>
-
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <array>
+
 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

 template<int p1, int p2>
-struct null_out : handler_base_ext
+struct null_out : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    file_descriptor sink{"/dev/null", file_descriptor::write};
    
    template <typename Executor>
    void on_exec_setup(Executor &e) const;
+
+    std::array<int, 3> get_used_handles()
+    {
+        const auto pp1 = p1 != -1 ? p1 : p2;
+        const auto pp2 = p2 != -1 ? p2 : p1;
+
+        return {sink.handle(), pp1, pp2};
+    }
 };

 template<>
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/on_exit.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/on_exit.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct on_exit_ : boost::process::detail::posix::async_handler
    {
        return handler;

-    };
+    }
 };


--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/pipe_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/pipe_in.hpp
@@ -13,17 +13,23 @@
 #include <boost/process/pipe.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/handler.hpp>
 #include <unistd.h>
-
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
+#include <array>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

-struct pipe_in : handler_base_ext
+struct pipe_in : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    int source;
    int sink; //opposite end

    pipe_in(int sink, int source) : source(source), sink(sink) {}

+    std::array<int, 3> get_used_handles()
+    {
+        return {STDIN_FILENO, source, sink};
+    }
+

    template<typename T>
    pipe_in(T & p) : source(p.native_source()), sink(p.native_sink())
@@ -48,7 +54,9 @@ struct pipe_in : handler_base_ext
    {
        if (::dup2(source, STDIN_FILENO) == -1)
             e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "dup2() failed");
-        ::close(source);
+        if (source != STDIN_FILENO)
+            ::close(source);
+
        ::close(sink);
    }

--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/pipe_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/pipe_out.hpp
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ template<typename Executor>
 void pipe_out<1,-1>::on_exec_setup(Executor &e) const
 {
    if (::dup2(sink, STDOUT_FILENO) == -1)
-         e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "dup3() failed");
-    ::close(sink);
+         e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "dup2() failed");
+
+    if (sink != STDOUT_FILENO)
+        ::close(sink);
    ::close(source);
 }

@@ -63,7 +65,9 @@ void pipe_out<2,-1>::on_exec_setup(Executor &e) const
 {
    if (::dup2(sink, STDERR_FILENO) == -1)
         e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "dup2() failed");
-    ::close(sink);
+
+    if (sink != STDOUT_FILENO)
+        ::close(sink);
    ::close(source);
 }

@@ -75,8 +79,8 @@ void pipe_out<1,2>::on_exec_setup(Executor &e) const
         e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "dup2() failed");
    if (::dup2(sink, STDERR_FILENO) == -1)
         e.set_error(::boost::process::detail::get_last_error(), "dup2() failed");
-    ::close(sink);
-    ::close(source);
+    if ((sink != STDOUT_FILENO) && (sink != STDERR_FILENO))
+        ::close(sink);
 }

 class async_pipe;
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/sigchld_service.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/sigchld_service.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_POSIX_SIGCHLD_SERVICE_HPP_
 #define BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_POSIX_SIGCHLD_SERVICE_HPP_

+#include <boost/asio/dispatch.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/signal_set.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/strand.hpp>
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
@@ -36,22 +38,34 @@ public:
    {
        boost::asio::async_completion<
        SignalHandler, void(boost::system::error_code)> init{handler};
+
        auto & h = init.completion_handler;
-        _strand.post(
+        boost::asio::dispatch(
+                _strand,
                [this, pid, h]
                {
-                    if (_receivers.empty())
-                        _signal_set.async_wait(
-                                [this](const boost::system::error_code & ec, int)
-                                {
-                                    _strand.post([this,ec]{this->_handle_signal(ec);});
-                                });
-                    _receivers.emplace_back(pid, h);
+                    //check if the child actually is running first
+                    int status;
+                    auto pid_res = ::waitpid(pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+                    if (pid_res < 0)
+                        h(-1, get_last_error());
+                    else if ((pid_res == pid) && (WIFEXITED(status) || WIFSIGNALED(status)))
+                        h(status, {}); //successfully exited already
+                    else //still running
+                    {
+                        if (_receivers.empty())
+                            _signal_set.async_wait(
+                                    [this](const boost::system::error_code &ec, int)
+                                    {
+                                        boost::asio::dispatch(_strand, [this, ec]{this->_handle_signal(ec);});
+                                    });
+                        _receivers.emplace_back(pid, h);
+                    }
                });

        return init.result.get();
    }
-    void shutdown_service() override
+    void shutdown() override
    {
        _receivers.clear();
    }
@@ -104,8 +118,7 @@ void sigchld_service::_handle_signal(const boost::system::error_code & ec)
        _signal_set.async_wait(
            [this](const boost::system::error_code & ec, int)
            {
-                _strand.post([ec]{});
-                this->_handle_signal(ec);
+                boost::asio::post(_strand, [this, ec]{this->_handle_signal(ec);});
            });
    }
 }
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/terminate.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/terminate.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ inline void terminate(const child_handle &p, std::error_code &ec) noexcept
        ec.clear();

    int status;
-    ::waitpid(p.pid, &status, 0); //just to clean it up
+    ::waitpid(p.pid, &status, WNOHANG); //just to clean it up
 }

 inline void terminate(const child_handle &p)
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/wait_for_exit.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/wait_for_exit.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ inline void wait(const child_handle &p, int & exit_code, std::error_code &ec) no
    {
        ret = ::waitpid(p.pid, &status, 0);
    } 
-    while (((ret == -1) && (errno == EINTR)) || (ret != -1 && !WIFEXITED(status) && !WIFSIGNALED(status)));
+    while (((ret == -1) && (errno == EINTR)) || 
+           (ret != -1 && !WIFEXITED(status) && !WIFSIGNALED(status)));

    if (ret == -1)
        ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
@@ -53,14 +54,68 @@ inline bool wait_until(
        const std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& time_out,
        std::error_code & ec) noexcept
 {
-    pid_t ret;
-    int status;
+    ::sigset_t  sigset;
+
+    //I need to set the signal, because it might be ignore / default, in which case sigwait might not work.
+
+    using _signal_t = void(*)(int);
+    static thread_local _signal_t sigchld_handler = SIG_DFL;
+
+    struct signal_interceptor_t
+    {
+        static void handler_func(int val)
+        {
+            if ((sigchld_handler != SIG_DFL) && (sigchld_handler != SIG_IGN))
+                sigchld_handler(val);
+        }
+        signal_interceptor_t()  { sigchld_handler = ::signal(SIGCHLD, &handler_func); }
+        ~signal_interceptor_t() { ::signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld_handler); sigchld_handler = SIG_DFL;}
+
+    } signal_interceptor{};
+
+    if (sigemptyset(&sigset) != 0)
+    {
+        ec = get_last_error();
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (sigaddset(&sigset, SIGCHLD) != 0)
+    {
+        ec = get_last_error();
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    auto get_timespec = 
+            [](const Duration & dur)
+            {
+                ::timespec ts;
+                ts.tv_sec  = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::seconds>(dur).count();
+                ts.tv_nsec = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(dur).count() % 1000000000;
+                return ts;
+            };
+
+    int ret;
+    int status{0};
+
+    struct ::sigaction old_sig;
+    if (-1 == ::sigaction(SIGCHLD, nullptr, &old_sig))
+    {
+        ec = get_last_error();
+        return false;
+    }

    bool timed_out;

+#if defined(BOOST_POSIX_HAS_SIGTIMEDWAIT)
    do
    {
+        auto ts = get_timespec(time_out - Clock::now());
+        auto ret_sig = ::sigtimedwait(&sigset, nullptr, &ts);
+        errno = 0;
        ret = ::waitpid(p.pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+
+        if ((ret_sig == SIGCHLD) && (old_sig.sa_handler != SIG_DFL) && (old_sig.sa_handler != SIG_IGN))
+            old_sig.sa_handler(ret);
+
        if (ret == 0)
        {
            timed_out = Clock::now() >= time_out;
@@ -71,6 +126,70 @@ inline bool wait_until(
    while ((ret == 0) ||
          (((ret == -1) && errno == EINTR) ||
           ((ret != -1) && !WIFEXITED(status) && !WIFSIGNALED(status))));
+#else
+    //if we do not have sigtimedwait, we fork off a child process  to get the signal in time
+    pid_t timeout_pid = ::fork();
+    if (timeout_pid  == -1)
+    {
+        ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+        return true;
+    }
+    else if (timeout_pid == 0)
+    {
+        auto ts = get_timespec(time_out - Clock::now());
+        ::timespec rem;
+        while (ts.tv_sec > 0 || ts.tv_nsec > 0)
+        {
+            if (::nanosleep(&ts, &rem) != 0)
+            {
+                auto err = errno;
+                if ((err == EINVAL) || (err == EFAULT))
+                    break;
+            }
+            ts = get_timespec(time_out - Clock::now());
+        }
+        ::exit(0);
+    }
+
+    struct child_cleaner_t
+    {
+        pid_t pid;
+        ~child_cleaner_t()
+        {
+            int res;
+            ::kill(pid, SIGKILL);
+            ::waitpid(pid, &res, WNOHANG);
+        }
+    };
+    child_cleaner_t child_cleaner{timeout_pid};
+
+    do
+    {
+        int sig_{0};
+        if ((::waitpid(timeout_pid, &status, WNOHANG) != 0)
+            && (WIFEXITED(status) || WIFSIGNALED(status)))
+
+            return false;
+
+        ret = ::sigwait(&sigset, &sig_);
+        errno = 0;
+
+        if ((sig_ == SIGCHLD) &&
+            (old_sig.sa_handler != SIG_DFL) && (old_sig.sa_handler != SIG_IGN))
+            old_sig.sa_handler(ret);
+
+        ret = ::waitpid(p.pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+        if (ret == 0) // == > is running
+        {
+            timed_out = Clock::now() >= time_out;
+            if (timed_out)
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+    while ((ret == 0) ||
+           (((ret == -1) && errno == EINTR) ||
+            ((ret != -1) && !WIFEXITED(status) && !WIFSIGNALED(status))));
+#endif

    if (ret == -1)
        ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
@@ -87,7 +206,7 @@ template< class Clock, class Duration >
 inline bool wait_until(
        const child_handle &p,
        int & exit_code,
-        const std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& time_out) noexcept
+        const std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& time_out)
 {
    std::error_code ec;
    bool b = wait_until(p, exit_code, time_out, ec);
@@ -109,7 +228,7 @@ template< class Rep, class Period >
 inline bool wait_for(
        const child_handle &p,
        int & exit_code,
-        const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time) noexcept
+        const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time)
 {
    std::error_code ec;
    bool b = wait_for(p, exit_code, rel_time, ec);
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/posix/wait_group.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/posix/wait_group.hpp
@@ -16,21 +16,30 @@
 #include <system_error>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace posix {

 inline void wait(const group_handle &p, std::error_code &ec) noexcept
 {
    pid_t ret;
-    int status;
+    siginfo_t  status;

    do
    {
-        ret = ::waitpid(-p.grp, &status, 0);
-    } 
-    while (((ret == -1) && (errno == EINTR)) || (ret != -1 && !WIFEXITED(status) && !WIFSIGNALED(status)));
+        ret = ::waitpid(-p.grp, &status.si_status, 0);
+        if (ret == -1)
+        {
+            ec = get_last_error();
+            return; 
+        }

-    if (ret == -1)
+        //ECHILD --> no child processes left.
+        ret = ::waitid(P_PGID, p.grp, &status, WEXITED | WNOHANG);
+    } 
+    while ((ret != -1) || (errno != ECHILD));
+   
+    if (errno != ECHILD)
        ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
    else
        ec.clear();
@@ -49,31 +58,34 @@ inline bool wait_until(
        const std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& time_out,
        std::error_code & ec) noexcept
 {
-    pid_t ret;
-    int status;

-    bool timed_out;
+    ::siginfo_t siginfo;

-    do
+    bool timed_out = false;
+    int ret;
+
+    ::timespec sleep_interval;
+    sleep_interval.tv_sec = 0;
+    sleep_interval.tv_nsec = 100000000;
+
+
+    while (!(timed_out = (Clock::now() > time_out)))
    {
-        ret = ::waitpid(-p.grp, &status, WNOHANG);
-        if (ret == 0)
+        ret = ::waitid(P_PGID, p.grp, &siginfo, WEXITED | WSTOPPED | WNOHANG);
+        if (ret == -1)
        {
-            timed_out = Clock::now() >= time_out;
-            if (timed_out)
-                return false;
+            if ((errno == ECHILD) || (errno == ESRCH))
+            {
+                ec.clear();
+                return true;
+            }
+            ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+            return false;
        }
+        //we can wait, because unlike in the wait_for_exit, we have no race condition regarding eh exit code.
+        ::nanosleep(&sleep_interval, nullptr);
    }
-    while ((ret == 0) ||
-          (((ret == -1) && errno == EINTR) ||
-           ((ret != -1) && !WIFEXITED(status) && !WIFSIGNALED(status))));
-
-    if (ret == -1)
-        ec = boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
-    else
-        ec.clear();
-
-    return true;
+    return !timed_out;
 }

 template< class Clock, class Duration >
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2016 Klemens D. Morgenstern
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_USED_HANDLES_HPP_
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_USED_HANDLES_HPP_
+
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <boost/fusion/include/filter_if.hpp>
+#include <boost/fusion/include/for_each.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
+#include <boost/process/detail/posix/handles.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/posix/asio_fwd.hpp>
+#else
+#include <boost/process/detail/windows/handles.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/windows/asio_fwd.hpp>
+#endif
+
+namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail {
+
+struct uses_handles
+{
+    //If you get an error here, you must add a `get_handles` function that returns a range or a single handle value
+    void get_used_handles() const;
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+struct does_use_handle: std::is_base_of<uses_handles, T> {};
+
+template<typename T>
+struct does_use_handle<T&> : std::is_base_of<uses_handles, T> {};
+
+template<typename T>
+struct does_use_handle<const T&> : std::is_base_of<uses_handles, T> {};
+
+template<typename Char, typename Sequence>
+class executor;
+
+template<typename Func>
+struct foreach_handle_invocator
+{
+    Func & func;
+    foreach_handle_invocator(Func & func) : func(func) {}
+
+
+    template<typename Range>
+    void invoke(const Range & range) const
+    {
+        for (auto handle_ : range)
+            func(handle_);
+
+    }
+    void invoke(::boost::process::detail::api::native_handle_type handle) const {func(handle);};
+
+    template<typename T>
+    void operator()(T & val) const {invoke(val.get_used_handles());}
+};
+
+template<typename Executor, typename Function>
+void foreach_used_handle(Executor &exec, Function &&func)
+{
+    boost::fusion::for_each(boost::fusion::filter_if<does_use_handle<boost::mpl::_>>(exec.seq),
+                            foreach_handle_invocator<Function>(func));
+}
+
+template<typename Executor>
+std::vector<::boost::process::detail::api::native_handle_type>
+        get_used_handles(Executor &exec)
+{
+    std::vector<::boost::process::detail::api::native_handle_type> res;
+    foreach_used_handle(exec, [&](::boost::process::detail::api::native_handle_type handle){res.push_back(handle);});
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+
+}}}
+
+#endif /* BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_USED_HANDLES_HPP_ */
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/asio_fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/asio_fwd.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ class basic_streambuf;
 typedef basic_streambuf<std::allocator<char>> streambuf;
 class io_context;

+class executor;
+
+
 template <typename Handler>
 class basic_yield_context;

@@ -34,7 +37,10 @@ class basic_stream_handle;

 typedef basic_stream_handle<stream_handle_service> stream_handle;
 #else /* defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES) */
-class stream_handle;
+template <typename Executor>
+class basic_stream_handle;
+typedef basic_stream_handle<executor> stream_handle;
+
 #endif /* defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES) */


@@ -46,7 +52,9 @@ class basic_object_handle;

 typedef basic_object_handle<object_handle_service> object_handle;
 #else /* defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES) */
-class object_handle;
+template <typename Executor>
+class basic_object_handle;
+typedef basic_object_handle<executor> object_handle;
 #endif /* defined(BOOST_ASIO_ENABLE_OLD_SERVICES) */

 } //windows
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/async_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/async_in.hpp
@@ -17,19 +17,20 @@

 #include <boost/asio/write.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/async_handler.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/asio_fwd.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/async_pipe.hpp>
 #include <memory>
 #include <future>

-
 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {


 template<typename Buffer>
 struct async_in_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::windows::handler_base_ext,
-                         ::boost::process::detail::windows::require_io_context
+                         ::boost::process::detail::windows::require_io_context,
+                         ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    Buffer & buf;

@@ -42,34 +43,39 @@ struct async_in_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::windows::handler_base_ext,

    std::shared_ptr<boost::process::async_pipe> pipe;

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const
+    {
+        return std::move(*pipe).source().native_handle();
+    }
+
    async_in_buffer(Buffer & buf) : buf(buf)
    {
    }
    template <typename Executor>
    inline void on_success(Executor&)
    {
-        auto pipe = this->pipe;
+        auto pipe_ = this->pipe;

        if (this->promise)
        {
-            auto promise = this->promise;
+            auto promise_ = this->promise;

-            boost::asio::async_write(*pipe, buf,
-                [promise](const boost::system::error_code & ec, std::size_t)
+            boost::asio::async_write(*pipe_, buf,
+                [promise_](const boost::system::error_code & ec, std::size_t)
                {
                    if (ec && (ec.value() != ::boost::winapi::ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE_))
                    {
                        std::error_code e(ec.value(), std::system_category());
-                        promise->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(process_error(e)));
+                        promise_->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(process_error(e)));
                    }
-                    promise->set_value();
+                    promise_->set_value();
                });
        }
        else
-            boost::asio::async_write(*pipe, buf,
-                [pipe](const boost::system::error_code&, std::size_t){});
+            boost::asio::async_write(*pipe_, buf,
+                [pipe_](const boost::system::error_code&, std::size_t){});

-        std::move(*pipe).source().close();
+        std::move(*pipe_).source().close();


        this->pipe = nullptr;
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/async_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/async_out.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <boost/winapi/error_codes.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/read.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/asio_fwd.hpp>

 #include <istream>
@@ -80,10 +81,10 @@ struct async_out_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::windows::handler_base_ext,
    template <typename Executor>
    inline void on_success(Executor&)
    {
-        auto pipe = this->pipe;
-        boost::asio::async_read(*pipe, buf,
-                [pipe](const boost::system::error_code&, std::size_t){});
-        std::move(*pipe).sink().close();
+        auto pipe_ = this->pipe;
+        boost::asio::async_read(*pipe_, buf,
+                [pipe_](const boost::system::error_code&, std::size_t){});
+        std::move(*pipe_).sink().close();
        this->pipe       = nullptr;

    }
@@ -108,12 +109,18 @@ struct async_out_buffer : ::boost::process::detail::windows::handler_base_ext,

 template<int p1, int p2, typename Type>
 struct async_out_future : ::boost::process::detail::windows::handler_base_ext,
-                          ::boost::process::detail::windows::require_io_context
+                          ::boost::process::detail::windows::require_io_context,
+                          ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    std::shared_ptr<boost::process::async_pipe> pipe;
    std::shared_ptr<std::promise<Type>> promise = std::make_shared<std::promise<Type>>();
    std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::streambuf> buffer = std::make_shared<boost::asio::streambuf>();

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const
+    {
+        return std::move(*pipe).sink().native_handle();
+    }
+

    async_out_future(std::future<Type> & fut)
    {
@@ -122,34 +129,34 @@ struct async_out_future : ::boost::process::detail::windows::handler_base_ext,
    template <typename Executor>
    inline void on_success(Executor&)
    {
-        auto pipe    = this->pipe;
-        auto buffer  = this->buffer;
-        auto promise = this->promise;
-        std::move(*pipe).sink().close();
-        boost::asio::async_read(*pipe, *buffer,
-                [pipe, buffer, promise](const boost::system::error_code& ec, std::size_t)
+        auto pipe_    = this->pipe;
+        auto buffer_  = this->buffer;
+        auto promise_ = this->promise;
+        std::move(*pipe_).sink().close();
+        boost::asio::async_read(*pipe_, *buffer_,
+                [pipe_, buffer_, promise_](const boost::system::error_code& ec, std::size_t)
                {
                    if (ec && (ec.value() != ::boost::winapi::ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE_))
                    {
                        std::error_code e(ec.value(), std::system_category());
-                        promise->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(process_error(e)));
+                        promise_->set_exception(std::make_exception_ptr(process_error(e)));
                    }
                    else
                    {
-                        std::istream is (buffer.get());
+                        std::istream is (buffer_.get());
                        Type arg;
-                        if (buffer->size() > 0)
+                        if (buffer_->size() > 0)
                        {
-                        	arg.resize(buffer->size());
-                        	is.read(&*arg.begin(), buffer->size());
+                          arg.resize(buffer_->size());
+                          is.read(&*arg.begin(), buffer_->size());
                        }

-                        promise->set_value(std::move(arg));
+                        promise_->set_value(std::move(arg));


                    }
                });
-        this->pipe       = nullptr;
+        this->pipe    = nullptr;
        this->buffer  = nullptr;
        this->promise = nullptr;

--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/async_pipe.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/async_pipe.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <boost/winapi/access_rights.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/process.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/basic_pipe.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/windows/stream_handle.hpp>
 #include <atomic>
 #include <system_error>
@@ -39,23 +40,31 @@ class async_pipe
 {
    ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle _source;
    ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle _sink  ;
-public:
-    typedef ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ native_handle_type;
-    typedef ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle   handle_type;
-
-    inline async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios,
-                      const std::string & name = make_pipe_name())
-                    : async_pipe(ios, ios, name) {}

    inline async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios_source,
                      boost::asio::io_context & ios_sink,
-                      const std::string & name = make_pipe_name());
+                      const std::string & name, bool private_);
+
+public:
+    typedef ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ native_handle_type;
+    typedef ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle   handle_type;
+    typedef typename handle_type::executor_type executor_type;
+
+    async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios) : async_pipe(ios, ios, make_pipe_name(), true) {}
+    async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios_source, boost::asio::io_context & ios_sink)
+                : async_pipe(ios_source, ios_sink, make_pipe_name(), true) {}
+
+    async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios, const std::string & name)
+                : async_pipe(ios, ios, name, false) {}
+
+    async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios_source, boost::asio::io_context & ios_sink, const std::string & name)
+            : async_pipe(ios_source, ios_sink, name, false) {}
+
+

    inline async_pipe(const async_pipe& rhs);
    async_pipe(async_pipe&& rhs)  : _source(std::move(rhs._source)), _sink(std::move(rhs._sink))
    {
-        rhs._source.assign (::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
-        rhs._sink  .assign (::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
    }
    template<class CharT, class Traits = std::char_traits<CharT>>
    explicit async_pipe(::boost::asio::io_context & ios_source,
@@ -99,12 +108,12 @@ public:
        if (_sink.is_open())
        {
            _sink.close();
-            _sink = handle_type(_sink.get_io_context());
+            _sink = handle_type(_sink.get_executor());
        }
        if (_source.is_open())
        {
            _source.close();
-            _source = handle_type(_source.get_io_context());
+            _source = handle_type(_source.get_executor());
        }
    }
    void close(boost::system::error_code & ec)
@@ -112,12 +121,12 @@ public:
        if (_sink.is_open())
        {
            _sink.close(ec);
-            _sink = handle_type(_sink.get_io_context());
+            _sink = handle_type(_sink.get_executor());
        }
        if (_source.is_open())
        {
            _source.close(ec);
-            _source = handle_type(_source.get_io_context());
+            _source = handle_type(_source.get_executor());
        }
    }

@@ -128,9 +137,9 @@ public:
    void async_close()
    {
        if (_sink.is_open())
-            _sink.get_io_context().  post([this]{_sink.close();});
+            boost::asio::post(_sink.get_executor(),   [this]{_sink.close();});
        if (_source.is_open())
-            _source.get_io_context().post([this]{_source.close();});
+            boost::asio::post(_source.get_executor(), [this]{_source.close();});
    }

    template<typename MutableBufferSequence>
@@ -167,7 +176,7 @@ public:
        const MutableBufferSequence & buffers,
              ReadHandler &&handler)
    {
-        _source.async_read_some(buffers, std::forward<ReadHandler>(handler));
+        return _source.async_read_some(buffers, std::forward<ReadHandler>(handler));
    }

    template<typename ConstBufferSequence,
@@ -178,7 +187,7 @@ public:
        const ConstBufferSequence & buffers,
        WriteHandler && handler)
    {
-        _sink.async_write_some(buffers,  std::forward<WriteHandler>(handler));
+        return _sink.async_write_some(buffers,  std::forward<WriteHandler>(handler));
    }

    const handle_type & sink  () const & {return _sink;}
@@ -189,14 +198,16 @@ public:

    handle_type source(::boost::asio::io_context& ios) &&
    {
-        ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle stolen(ios, _source.native_handle());
-        _source.assign(::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
+        ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle stolen(ios.get_executor(), _source.native_handle());
+        boost::system::error_code ec;
+        _source.assign(::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_, ec);
        return stolen;
    }
    handle_type sink  (::boost::asio::io_context& ios) &&
    {
-        ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle stolen(ios, _sink.native_handle());
-        _sink.assign(::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
+        ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle stolen(ios.get_executor(), _sink.native_handle());
+        boost::system::error_code ec;
+        _sink.assign(::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_, ec);
        return stolen;
    }

@@ -214,7 +225,7 @@ public:
                 ::boost::winapi::DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS_))
            throw_last_error("Duplicate Pipe Failed");

-        return ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(ios, source);
+        return ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(ios.get_executor(), source);
    }
    handle_type sink  (::boost::asio::io_context& ios) const &
    {
@@ -230,16 +241,15 @@ public:
                 ::boost::winapi::DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS_))
            throw_last_error("Duplicate Pipe Failed");

-        return ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(ios, sink);
+        return ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(ios.get_executor(), sink);
    }
 };

-
-
 async_pipe::async_pipe(const async_pipe& p)  :
-    _source(const_cast<handle_type&>(p._source).get_io_context()),
-    _sink  (const_cast<handle_type&>(p._sink).get_io_context())
+    _source(const_cast<handle_type&>(p._source).get_executor()),
+    _sink  (const_cast<handle_type&>(p._sink).get_executor())
 {
+
    auto proc = ::boost::winapi::GetCurrentProcess();

    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ source;
@@ -265,14 +275,16 @@ async_pipe::async_pipe(const async_pipe& p)  :
             ::boost::winapi::DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS_))
        throw_last_error("Duplicate Pipe Failed");

-    _source.assign(source);
-    _sink.  assign(sink);
+    if (source != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+        _source.assign(source);
+    if (sink != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+        _sink.  assign(sink);
 }


 async_pipe::async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios_source,
                       boost::asio::io_context & ios_sink,
-                       const std::string & name) : _source(ios_source), _sink(ios_sink)
+                       const std::string & name, bool private_) : _source(ios_source), _sink(ios_sink)
 {
    static constexpr int FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED_  = 0x40000000; //temporary

@@ -284,7 +296,7 @@ async_pipe::async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios_source,
 #endif
            ::boost::winapi::PIPE_ACCESS_INBOUND_
            | FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED_, //write flag
-            0, 1, 8192, 8192, 0, nullptr);
+            0, private_ ? 1 : ::boost::winapi::PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES_, 8192, 8192, 0, nullptr);


    if (source == boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
@@ -309,6 +321,44 @@ async_pipe::async_pipe(boost::asio::io_context & ios_source,
    _sink.assign(sink);
 }

+template<class CharT, class Traits>
+async_pipe& async_pipe::operator=(const basic_pipe<CharT, Traits> & p)
+{
+    auto proc = ::boost::winapi::GetCurrentProcess();
+
+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ source;
+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ sink;
+
+    //cannot get the handle from a const object.
+    auto source_in = p.native_source();
+    auto sink_in   = p.native_sink();
+
+    if (source_in == ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+        source = ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_;
+    else if (!::boost::winapi::DuplicateHandle(
+            proc, source_in.native_handle(), proc, &source, 0,
+            static_cast<::boost::winapi::BOOL_>(true),
+            ::boost::winapi::DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS_))
+        throw_last_error("Duplicate Pipe Failed");
+
+    if (sink_in   == ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+        sink = ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_;
+    else if (!::boost::winapi::DuplicateHandle(
+            proc, sink_in.native_handle(), proc, &sink, 0,
+            static_cast<::boost::winapi::BOOL_>(true),
+            ::boost::winapi::DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS_))
+        throw_last_error("Duplicate Pipe Failed");
+
+    //so we also assign the io_context
+    if (source != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+        _source.assign(source);
+
+    if (sink != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+        _sink.assign(sink);
+
+    return *this;
+}
+
 async_pipe& async_pipe::operator=(const async_pipe & p)
 {
    auto proc = ::boost::winapi::GetCurrentProcess();
@@ -320,6 +370,8 @@ async_pipe& async_pipe::operator=(const async_pipe & p)
    auto &source_in = const_cast<::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle &>(p._source);
    auto &sink_in   = const_cast<::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle &>(p._sink);

+    source_in.get_executor();
+
    if (source_in.native_handle() == ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
        source = ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_;
    else if (!::boost::winapi::DuplicateHandle(
@@ -337,24 +389,23 @@ async_pipe& async_pipe::operator=(const async_pipe & p)
        throw_last_error("Duplicate Pipe Failed");

    //so we also assign the io_context
-    _source = ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(source_in.get_io_context(), source);
-    _sink = ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(source_in.get_io_context(), sink);
+    if (source != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+        _source = ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(source_in.get_executor(), source);
+    else
+        _source = ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(source_in.get_executor());
+
+    if (sink != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+        _sink   = ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(source_in.get_executor(), sink);
+    else
+        _sink   = ::boost::asio::windows::stream_handle(source_in.get_executor());

    return *this;
 }

 async_pipe& async_pipe::operator=(async_pipe && rhs)
 {
-    if (_source.native_handle() != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
-        ::boost::winapi::CloseHandle(_source.native_handle());
-
-    if (_sink.native_handle()   != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
-        ::boost::winapi::CloseHandle(_sink.native_handle());
-
-    _source.assign(rhs._source.native_handle());
-    _sink  .assign(rhs._sink  .native_handle());
-    rhs._source.assign(::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
-    rhs._sink  .assign(::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
+    _source = std::move(rhs._source);
+    _sink = std::move(rhs._sink);
    return *this;
 }

--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/basic_pipe.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/basic_pipe.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
        return static_cast<int_type>(read_len);
    }

-    bool is_open()
+    bool is_open() const
    {
        return (_source != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_) ||
               (_sink   != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
@@ -143,11 +143,16 @@ basic_pipe<Char, Traits>::basic_pipe(const std::string & name)
    static constexpr int FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED_  = 0x40000000; //temporary
    //static constexpr int FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL_ = 0x00000080; //temporary

+#if BOOST_NO_ANSI_APIS
+    std::wstring name_ = boost::process::detail::convert(name);
+#else
+    auto &name_ = name;
+#endif
    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ source = ::boost::winapi::create_named_pipe(
-            name.c_str(),
+            name_.c_str(),
            ::boost::winapi::PIPE_ACCESS_INBOUND_
            | FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED_, //write flag
-            0, 1, 8192, 8192, 0, nullptr);
+            0, ::boost::winapi::PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES_, 8192, 8192, 0, nullptr);

    if (source == boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
        ::boost::process::detail::throw_last_error("create_named_pipe() failed");
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/executor.hpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct startup_info_impl
    void set_startup_info_ex()
    {
       startup_info.cb = sizeof(startup_info_ex_t);
-       creation_flags  = ::boost::winapi::EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT_;
+       creation_flags |= ::boost::winapi::EXTENDED_STARTUPINFO_PRESENT_;
    }
 };

--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/file_descriptor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/file_descriptor.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <boost/winapi/file_management.hpp>
 #include <string>
 #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/exchange.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {

@@ -90,10 +91,18 @@ struct file_descriptor

 }
    file_descriptor(const file_descriptor & ) = delete;
-    file_descriptor(file_descriptor && ) = default;
+    file_descriptor(file_descriptor &&other)
+        : _handle( boost::exchange(other._handle, ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_) )
+    {
+    }

    file_descriptor& operator=(const file_descriptor & ) = delete;
-    file_descriptor& operator=(file_descriptor && ) = default;
+    file_descriptor& operator=(file_descriptor &&other)
+    {
+        if (_handle != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_)
+            ::boost::winapi::CloseHandle(_handle);
+        _handle = boost::exchange(other._handle, ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
+    }

    ~file_descriptor()
    {
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/file_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/file_in.hpp
@@ -13,16 +13,20 @@
 #include <boost/winapi/process.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/file_descriptor.hpp>
 #include <io.h>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {

-struct file_in : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base
+struct file_in : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base,
+                        ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    file_descriptor file;
    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle = file.handle();

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const { return handle; }
+
    template<typename T>
    file_in(T&& t) : file(std::forward<T>(t), file_descriptor::read) {}
    file_in(FILE * f) : handle(reinterpret_cast<::boost::winapi::HANDLE_>(_get_osfhandle(_fileno(f)))) {}
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/file_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/file_out.hpp
@@ -14,16 +14,21 @@
 #include <boost/winapi/handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/handle_info.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/file_descriptor.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {

 template<int p1, int p2>
-struct file_out : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base
+struct file_out : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base,
+                         ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    file_descriptor file;
    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle = file.handle();

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const { return handle; }
+
+
    template<typename T>
    file_out(T&& t) : file(std::forward<T>(t), file_descriptor::write) {}
    file_out(FILE * f) : handle(reinterpret_cast<void*>(_get_osfhandle(_fileno(f)))) {}
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/group_handle.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/group_handle.hpp
@@ -84,22 +84,37 @@ inline void enable_break_away(::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ h, std::error_code & ec)
        ec = get_last_error();
        return;
    }
-
-
 }

+inline void associate_completion_port(::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ job,
+                                      ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ io_port)
+{
+    workaround::JOBOBJECT_ASSOCIATE_COMPLETION_PORT_ port;
+    port.CompletionKey  = job;
+    port.CompletionPort = io_port;
+
+    if (!workaround::set_information_job_object(
+            job,
+            workaround::JobObjectAssociateCompletionPortInformation_,
+            static_cast<void*>(&port),
+            sizeof(port)))
+        throw_last_error("SetInformationJobObject() failed");
+}

 struct group_handle
 {
    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ _job_object;
+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ _io_port;

    typedef ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle_t;
    handle_t handle() const { return _job_object; }

    explicit group_handle(handle_t h) :
-        _job_object(h)
+        _job_object(h),
+        _io_port(::CreateIoCompletionPort(::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_, nullptr, 0, 1))
    {
        enable_break_away(_job_object);
+        associate_completion_port(_job_object, _io_port);
    }


@@ -110,15 +125,21 @@ struct group_handle
    ~group_handle()
    {
        ::boost::winapi::CloseHandle(_job_object);
+        ::boost::winapi::CloseHandle(_io_port);
    }
    group_handle(const group_handle & c) = delete;
-    group_handle(group_handle && c) : _job_object(c._job_object)
+    group_handle(group_handle && c) : _job_object(c._job_object),
+        _io_port(c._io_port)
    {
        c._job_object = ::boost::winapi::invalid_handle_value;
+        c._io_port    = ::boost::winapi::invalid_handle_value;
    }
    group_handle &operator=(const group_handle & c) = delete;
    group_handle &operator=(group_handle && c)
    {
+        ::boost::winapi::CloseHandle(_io_port);
+        _io_port = c._io_port;
+        c._io_port = ::boost::winapi::invalid_handle_value;

        ::boost::winapi::CloseHandle(_job_object);
        _job_object = c._job_object;
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/group_ref.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/group_ref.hpp
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_GROUP_REF_HPP_
 #define BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_GROUP_REF_HPP_

+#include <boost/winapi/process.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/group_handle.hpp>
-#include <boost/winapi/process.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/handler.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process {
@@ -17,10 +18,12 @@ namespace detail { namespace windows {



-struct group_ref : handler_base_ext
+struct group_ref : handler_base_ext, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle;

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const { return handle; }
+
    explicit group_ref(group_handle &g) :
                handle(g.handle())
    {}
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/handle_workaround.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/handle_workaround.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Klemens D. Morgenstern
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_HANDLE_WORKAROUND_HPP_
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_HANDLE_WORKAROUND_HPP_
+
+#include <boost/winapi/basic_types.hpp>
+#include <boost/winapi/dll.hpp>
+#include <boost/winapi/access_rights.hpp>
+//#define BOOST_USE_WINDOWS_H 1
+
+#if defined( BOOST_USE_WINDOWS_H )
+#include <Winternl.h>
+#endif
+
+
+namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows { namespace workaround
+{
+
+
+typedef struct _SYSTEM_HANDLE_ENTRY_
+{
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ OwnerPid;
+    ::boost::winapi::BYTE_ ObjectType;
+    ::boost::winapi::BYTE_ HandleFlags;
+    ::boost::winapi::USHORT_ HandleValue;
+    ::boost::winapi::PVOID_ ObjectPointer;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ AccessMask;
+} SYSTEM_HANDLE_ENTRY_, *PSYSTEM_HANDLE_ENTRY_;
+
+typedef struct _SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION_
+{
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ Count;
+    SYSTEM_HANDLE_ENTRY_ Handle[1];
+} SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION_, *PSYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION_;
+
+#if defined( BOOST_USE_WINDOWS_H )
+
+using UNICODE_STRING_  = ::UNICODE_STRING;
+using GENERIC_MAPPING_ = ::GENERIC_MAPPING;
+using OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS_ = ::OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS;
+
+constexpr static OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS_  ObjectTypeInformation = ::OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS::ObjectTypeInformation;
+
+typedef struct _OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION_ {
+    UNICODE_STRING TypeName;
+    ULONG TotalNumberOfObjects;
+    ULONG TotalNumberOfHandles;
+    ULONG TotalPagedPoolUsage;
+    ULONG TotalNonPagedPoolUsage;
+    ULONG TotalNamePoolUsage;
+    ULONG TotalHandleTableUsage;
+    ULONG HighWaterNumberOfObjects;
+    ULONG HighWaterNumberOfHandles;
+    ULONG HighWaterPagedPoolUsage;
+    ULONG HighWaterNonPagedPoolUsage;
+    ULONG HighWaterNamePoolUsage;
+    ULONG HighWaterHandleTableUsage;
+    ULONG InvalidAttributes;
+    GENERIC_MAPPING GenericMapping;
+    ULONG ValidAccessMask;
+    BOOLEAN SecurityRequired;
+    BOOLEAN MaintainHandleCount;
+    UCHAR   TypeIndex;
+    CHAR    ReservedByte;
+    ULONG PoolType;
+    ULONG DefaultPagedPoolCharge;
+    ULONG DefaultNonPagedPoolCharge;
+} OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION_, *POBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION_;
+
+#else
+
+typedef enum _OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS_
+{
+    ObjectBasicInformation,
+    ObjectNameInformation,
+    ObjectTypeInformation,
+    ObjectAllInformation,
+    ObjectDataInformation
+} OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS_, *POBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS_;
+
+typedef struct _UNICODE_STRING_ {
+    ::boost::winapi::USHORT_ Length;
+    ::boost::winapi::USHORT_ MaximumLength;
+    ::boost::winapi::LPWSTR_ Buffer;
+} UNICODE_STRING_, *PUNICODE_STRING_;
+
+typedef struct _GENERIC_MAPPING_ {
+    ::boost::winapi::ACCESS_MASK_ GenericRead;
+    ::boost::winapi::ACCESS_MASK_ GenericWrite;
+    ::boost::winapi::ACCESS_MASK_ GenericExecute;
+    ::boost::winapi::ACCESS_MASK_ GenericAll;
+} GENERIC_MAPPING_;
+
+#endif
+
+typedef struct _OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION {
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  Attributes;
+    ::boost::winapi::ACCESS_MASK_  GrantedAccess;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  HandleCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  PointerCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  PagedPoolUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  NonPagedPoolUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  Reserved[3];
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  NameInformationLength;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  TypeInformationLength;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  SecurityDescriptorLength;
+    ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_  CreateTime;
+} OBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION_, *POBJECT_BASIC_INFORMATION_;
+
+typedef struct _OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION {
+    UNICODE_STRING_ Name;
+} OBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION_, *POBJECT_NAME_INFORMATION_;
+
+
+#if defined( BOOST_USE_WINDOWS_H )
+
+extern "C"
+{
+
+using SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS_  = ::SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS;
+constexpr static SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS_  SystemHandleInformation_ = static_cast<SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS_>(16);
+
+inline ::boost::winapi::NTSTATUS_ nt_system_query_information(
+        SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS SystemInformationClass,
+        void * SystemInformation,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ SystemInformationLength,
+        ::boost::winapi::PULONG_ ReturnLength)
+{
+    return ::NtQuerySystemInformation(SystemInformationClass, SystemInformation, SystemInformationLength, ReturnLength);
+}
+
+inline ::boost::winapi::NTSTATUS_ nt_query_object(
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ Handle,
+        OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS_ ObjectInformationClass,
+        ::boost::winapi::PVOID_  ObjectInformation,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_  ObjectInformationLength,
+        ::boost::winapi::PULONG_ ReturnLength
+)
+{
+    return ::NtQueryObject(Handle, ObjectInformationClass, ObjectInformation, ObjectInformationLength, ReturnLength);
+}
+
+}
+
+#else
+
+//this import workaround is to keep it a header-only library. and enums cannot be imported from the winapi.
+
+extern "C"
+{
+
+typedef enum _SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS_
+{
+    SystemBasicInformation_ = 0,
+    SystemProcessorInformation_ = 1,
+    SystemPerformanceInformation_ = 2,
+    SystemTimeOfDayInformation_ = 3,
+    SystemProcessInformation_ = 5,
+    SystemProcessorPerformanceInformation_ = 8,
+    SystemHandleInformation_ = 16,
+    SystemPagefileInformation_ = 18,
+    SystemInterruptInformation_ = 23,
+    SystemExceptionInformation_ = 33,
+    SystemRegistryQuotaInformation_ = 37,
+    SystemLookasideInformation_ = 45
+} SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS_;
+
+
+typedef struct _OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION_ {
+    UNICODE_STRING_ TypeName;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ TotalNumberOfObjects;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ TotalNumberOfHandles;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ TotalPagedPoolUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ TotalNonPagedPoolUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ TotalNamePoolUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ TotalHandleTableUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ HighWaterNumberOfObjects;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ HighWaterNumberOfHandles;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ HighWaterPagedPoolUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ HighWaterNonPagedPoolUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ HighWaterNamePoolUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ HighWaterHandleTableUsage;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ InvalidAttributes;
+    GENERIC_MAPPING_ GenericMapping;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ ValidAccessMask;
+    ::boost::winapi::BOOLEAN_ SecurityRequired;
+    ::boost::winapi::BOOLEAN_ MaintainHandleCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::UCHAR_   TypeIndex;
+    ::boost::winapi::CHAR_    ReservedByte;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ PoolType;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ DefaultPagedPoolCharge;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ DefaultNonPagedPoolCharge;
+} OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION_, *POBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION_;
+
+
+
+/*
+__kernel_entry NTSTATUS NtQuerySystemInformation(
+  IN SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS SystemInformationClass,
+  OUT PVOID                   SystemInformation,
+  IN ULONG                    SystemInformationLength,
+  OUT PULONG                  ReturnLength
+);
+ */
+typedef ::boost::winapi::NTSTATUS_ (__kernel_entry *nt_system_query_information_p )(
+        SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS_,
+        void *,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_,
+        ::boost::winapi::PULONG_);
+/*
+__kernel_entry NTSYSCALLAPI NTSTATUS NtQueryObject(
+  HANDLE                   Handle,
+  OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS ObjectInformationClass,
+  PVOID                    ObjectInformation,
+  ULONG                    ObjectInformationLength,
+  PULONG                   ReturnLength
+);
+ */
+
+typedef ::boost::winapi::NTSTATUS_ (__kernel_entry *nt_query_object_p )(
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_,
+        OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS_,
+        void *,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_,
+        ::boost::winapi::PULONG_);
+
+}
+
+inline ::boost::winapi::NTSTATUS_ nt_system_query_information(
+        SYSTEM_INFORMATION_CLASS_ SystemInformationClass,
+        void *SystemInformation,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ SystemInformationLength,
+        ::boost::winapi::PULONG_ ReturnLength)
+{
+    static ::boost::winapi::HMODULE_ h = ::boost::winapi::get_module_handle(L"Ntdll.dll");
+    static nt_system_query_information_p f = reinterpret_cast<nt_system_query_information_p>(::boost::winapi::get_proc_address(h, "NtQuerySystemInformation"));
+
+    return (*f)(SystemInformationClass, SystemInformation, SystemInformationLength, ReturnLength);
+}
+
+
+inline ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ nt_query_object(
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ Handle,
+        OBJECT_INFORMATION_CLASS_ ObjectInformationClass,
+        void *ObjectInformation,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ ObjectInformationLength,
+        ::boost::winapi::PULONG_ ReturnLength)
+{
+    static ::boost::winapi::HMODULE_ h = ::boost::winapi::get_module_handle(L"Ntdll.dll");
+    static nt_query_object_p f = reinterpret_cast<nt_query_object_p>(::boost::winapi::get_proc_address(h, "NtQueryObject"));
+
+    return (*f)(Handle, ObjectInformationClass, ObjectInformation, ObjectInformationLength, ReturnLength);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+}}}}}
+
+#endif /* BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_JOB_WORKAROUND_HPP_ */
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/handles.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/handles.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Klemens D. Morgenstern
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_HANDLES_HPP_
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_HANDLES_HPP_
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <system_error>
+#include <boost/process/detail/windows/handle_workaround.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/windows/handler.hpp>
+#include <boost/winapi/get_current_process_id.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail {
+
+
+template<typename Executor, typename Function>
+void foreach_used_handle(Executor &exec, Function &&func);
+
+
+namespace windows {
+
+
+using native_handle_type = ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ ;
+
+inline std::vector<native_handle_type> get_handles(std::error_code & ec)
+{
+    auto pid = ::boost::winapi::GetCurrentProcessId();
+
+    std::vector<char> buffer(2048);
+    constexpr static auto STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH_ = static_cast<::boost::winapi::NTSTATUS_>(0xC0000004l);
+    auto info_pointer = reinterpret_cast<workaround::SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION_*>(buffer.data());
+
+    ::boost::winapi::NTSTATUS_ nt_status = STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH_;
+
+    for (;
+           nt_status == STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH_;
+           nt_status = workaround::nt_system_query_information(
+                            workaround::SystemHandleInformation_,
+                            info_pointer, static_cast<::boost::winapi::ULONG_>(buffer.size()),
+                            nullptr))
+    {
+        buffer.resize(buffer.size() * 2);
+        info_pointer = reinterpret_cast<workaround::SYSTEM_HANDLE_INFORMATION_*>(buffer.data());
+    }
+
+
+    if (nt_status < 0 || nt_status > 0x7FFFFFFF)
+    {
+        ec = ::boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+        return {};
+    }
+    else
+        ec.clear();
+
+    std::vector<native_handle_type> res;
+    for (auto itr = info_pointer->Handle; itr != (info_pointer->Handle + info_pointer->Count); itr++)
+    {
+        if (itr->OwnerPid == pid)
+            res.push_back(reinterpret_cast<native_handle_type>(static_cast<std::uintptr_t>(itr->HandleValue)));
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+inline std::vector<native_handle_type> get_handles()
+{
+    std::error_code ec;
+
+    auto res = get_handles(ec);
+    if (ec)
+        boost::process::detail::throw_error(ec, "NtQuerySystemInformation failed");
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+inline bool is_stream_handle(native_handle_type handle, std::error_code & ec)
+{
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_ actual_size;
+    auto nt_status = workaround::nt_query_object(
+            handle,
+            workaround::ObjectTypeInformation,
+            NULL,
+            0, &actual_size);
+
+    std::vector<char> vec;
+    vec.resize(actual_size);
+
+    workaround::OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION_ * type_info_p = reinterpret_cast<workaround::OBJECT_TYPE_INFORMATION_*>(vec.data());
+    nt_status = workaround::nt_query_object(
+            handle,
+            workaround::ObjectTypeInformation,
+            type_info_p,
+            actual_size, &actual_size);
+
+    if (nt_status < 0 || nt_status > 0x7FFFFFFF)
+    {
+        ec = ::boost::process::detail::get_last_error();
+        return false;
+    }
+    else
+        ec.clear();
+
+    auto &nm = type_info_p->TypeName.Buffer;
+    return type_info_p->TypeName.Length >= 5 &&
+            nm[0] == L'F' &&
+            nm[1] == L'i' &&
+            nm[2] == L'l' &&
+            nm[3] == L'e' &&
+            nm[4] == L'\0';
+}
+
+
+inline bool is_stream_handle(native_handle_type handle)
+{
+    std::error_code ec;
+    auto res = is_stream_handle(handle, ec);
+    if (ec)
+        boost::process::detail::throw_error(ec, "NtQueryObject failed");
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+
+struct limit_handles_ : handler_base_ext
+{
+    mutable std::vector<::boost::winapi::HANDLE_> handles_with_inherit_flag;
+
+    template<typename Executor>
+    void on_setup(Executor & exec) const
+    {
+        auto all_handles = get_handles();
+        foreach_used_handle(exec,
+                [&](::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle)
+                {
+                    auto itr = std::find(all_handles.begin(), all_handles .end(), handle);
+                    DWORD flags = 0u;
+                    if (itr != all_handles.end())
+                        *itr = ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_;
+                    else if ((::boost::winapi::GetHandleInformation(*itr, &flags) != 0)
+                            &&((flags & ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT_) == 0)) //it is NOT inherited anyhow, so ignore too
+                        *itr = ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_;
+                });
+
+        auto part_itr = std::partition(all_handles.begin(), all_handles.end(),
+                                       [](::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle) {return handle != ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_;});
+
+        all_handles.erase(part_itr, all_handles.end()); //remove invalid handles
+        handles_with_inherit_flag = std::move(all_handles);
+
+        for (auto handle : handles_with_inherit_flag)
+            ::boost::winapi::SetHandleInformation(handle, ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT_, 0);
+    }
+
+    template<typename Executor>
+    void on_error(Executor & exec, const std::error_code & ec) const
+    {
+        for (auto handle : handles_with_inherit_flag)
+            ::boost::winapi::SetHandleInformation(handle, ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT_, ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT_);
+    }
+
+    template<typename Executor>
+    void on_sucess(Executor & exec) const
+    {
+        for (auto handle : handles_with_inherit_flag)
+            ::boost::winapi::SetHandleInformation(handle, ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT_, ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_FLAG_INHERIT_);
+    }
+
+};
+
+
+}}}}
+
+#endif //PROCESS_HANDLES_HPP
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/io_context_ref.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/io_context_ref.hpp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

-#ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_WINDOWS_IO_SERVICE_REF_HPP_
-#define BOOST_PROCESS_WINDOWS_IO_SERVICE_REF_HPP_
+#ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_WINDOWS_IO_CONTEXT_REF_HPP_
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_WINDOWS_IO_CONTEXT_REF_HPP_

 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/async_handler.hpp>
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ struct io_context_ref : boost::process::detail::handler_base
                     boost::asio::io_context & ios, void * handle,
                     const std::shared_ptr<std::atomic<int>> &exit_status)
                : funcs(std::move(funcs)),
-                  handle(new boost::asio::windows::object_handle(ios, handle)),
+                  handle(new boost::asio::windows::object_handle(ios.get_executor(), handle)),
                  exit_status(exit_status)
        {

@@ -157,4 +157,4 @@ private:

 }}}}

-#endif /* BOOST_PROCESS_WINDOWS_IO_SERVICE_REF_HPP_ */
+#endif /* BOOST_PROCESS_WINDOWS_IO_CONTEXT_REF_HPP_ */
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/job_workaround.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/job_workaround.hpp
@@ -9,68 +9,184 @@
 #include <boost/winapi/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/basic_types.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/dll.hpp>
+#include <boost/winapi/overlapped.hpp>

+#if defined( BOOST_USE_WINDOWS_H )
+#include <windows.h>
+#else
+extern "C"
+{
+BOOST_SYMBOL_IMPORT ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ BOOST_WINAPI_WINAPI_CC CreateIoCompletionPort(
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_    FileHandle,
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_    ExistingCompletionPort,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_PTR_ CompletionKey,
+        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_     NumberOfConcurrentThreads
+);
+
+BOOST_SYMBOL_IMPORT ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ BOOST_WINAPI_WINAPI_CC GetQueuedCompletionStatus(
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_       CompletionPort,
+        ::boost::winapi::LPDWORD_      lpNumberOfBytes,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_PTR_    *lpCompletionKey,
+        _OVERLAPPED **lpOverlapped,
+        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_        dwMilliseconds
+);
+
+}
+#endif
 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows { namespace workaround {

+extern "C"
+{
+
+struct JOBOBJECT_ASSOCIATE_COMPLETION_PORT_
+{
+    ::boost::winapi::PVOID_  CompletionKey;
+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ CompletionPort;
+};
+
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_END_OF_JOB_TIME_          = 1;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_END_OF_PROCESS_TIME_      = 2;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_ACTIVE_PROCESS_LIMIT_     = 3;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_ACTIVE_PROCESS_ZERO_      = 4;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_NEW_PROCESS_              = 6;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_EXIT_PROCESS_             = 7;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_ABNORMAL_EXIT_PROCESS_    = 8;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_PROCESS_MEMORY_LIMIT_     = 9;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_JOB_MEMORY_LIMIT_         = 10;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_NOTIFICATION_LIMIT_       = 11;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_JOB_CYCLE_TIME_LIMIT_     = 12;
+constexpr static int JOB_OBJECT_MSG_SILO_TERMINATED_          = 13;
+
+}
+
+BOOST_FORCEINLINE ::boost::winapi::BOOL_  get_queued_completion_status(
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_       CompletionPort,
+        ::boost::winapi::LPDWORD_      lpNumberOfBytes,
+        ::boost::winapi::ULONG_PTR_    *lpCompletionKey,
+        ::boost::winapi::LPOVERLAPPED_ *lpOverlapped,
+        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_        dwMilliseconds)
+{
+    return ::GetQueuedCompletionStatus(
+                CompletionPort,
+                lpNumberOfBytes,
+                lpCompletionKey,
+                reinterpret_cast<::_OVERLAPPED**>(lpOverlapped),
+                dwMilliseconds);
+}
+
+#if defined( BOOST_USE_WINDOWS_H )
+
+constexpr auto static JobObjectExtendedLimitInformation_ = ::JobObjectExtendedLimitInformation;
+constexpr auto static JobObjectAssociateCompletionPortInformation_ = ::JobObjectAssociateCompletionPortInformation;
+constexpr auto static JobObjectBasicAccountingInformation_ = ::JobObjectBasicAccountingInformation;
+
+using JOBOBJECT_BASIC_LIMIT_INFORMATION_ = ::JOBOBJECT_BASIC_LIMIT_INFORMATION;
+using JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_ = ::JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS;
+using IO_COUNTERS_ = ::IO_COUNTERS;
+using JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION_ = ::JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION;
+using JOBOBJECT_BASIC_ACCOUNTING_INFORMATION_ = ::JOBOBJECT_BASIC_ACCOUNTING_INFORMATION;
+
+inline ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ query_information_job_object(
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ hJob,
+        JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_ JobObjectInfoClass,
+        void * lpJobObjectInfo,
+        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ cbJobObjectInfoLength,
+        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ *lpReturnLength)
+{
+    return ::QueryInformationJobObject(hJob, JobObjectInfoClass, lpJobObjectInfo, cbJobObjectInfoLength, lpReturnLength);
+}
+
+inline ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ set_information_job_object(
+        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ hJob,
+        JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_ JobObjectInfoClass,
+        void * lpJobObjectInfo,
+        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ cbJobObjectInfoLength)
+{
+    return ::SetInformationJobObject(hJob, JobObjectInfoClass, lpJobObjectInfo, cbJobObjectInfoLength);
+}
+
+
+#else
+
 //this import workaround is to keep it a header-only library. and enums cannot be imported from the winapi.

 extern "C"
 {

-typedef enum _JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_ {
-      JobObjectBasicAccountingInformation_ = 1, JobObjectBasicLimitInformation_,
-      JobObjectBasicProcessIdList_, JobObjectBasicUIRestrictions_,
-      JobObjectSecurityLimitInformation_, JobObjectEndOfJobTimeInformation_,
-      JobObjectAssociateCompletionPortInformation_, JobObjectBasicAndIoAccountingInformation_,
-      JobObjectExtendedLimitInformation_, JobObjectJobSetInformation_,
-      JobObjectGroupInformation_,
-      JobObjectNotificationLimitInformation_,
-      JobObjectLimitViolationInformation_,
-      JobObjectGroupInformationEx_,
-      JobObjectCpuRateControlInformation_,
-      JobObjectCompletionFilter_,
-      JobObjectCompletionCounter_,
-      JobObjectReserved1Information_ = 18,
-      JobObjectReserved2Information_,
-      JobObjectReserved3Information_,
-      JobObjectReserved4Information_,
-      JobObjectReserved5Information_,
-      JobObjectReserved6Information_,
-      JobObjectReserved7Information_,
-      JobObjectReserved8Information_,
-      MaxJobObjectInfoClass_
-    } JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_;
+typedef enum _JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_
+{
+    JobObjectBasicAccountingInformation_ = 1,
+    JobObjectBasicLimitInformation_,
+    JobObjectBasicProcessIdList_,
+    JobObjectBasicUIRestrictions_,
+    JobObjectSecurityLimitInformation_,
+    JobObjectEndOfJobTimeInformation_,
+    JobObjectAssociateCompletionPortInformation_,
+    JobObjectBasicAndIoAccountingInformation_,
+    JobObjectExtendedLimitInformation_,
+    JobObjectJobSetInformation_,
+    JobObjectGroupInformation_,
+    JobObjectNotificationLimitInformation_,
+    JobObjectLimitViolationInformation_,
+    JobObjectGroupInformationEx_,
+    JobObjectCpuRateControlInformation_,
+    JobObjectCompletionFilter_,
+    JobObjectCompletionCounter_,
+    JobObjectReserved1Information_ = 18,
+    JobObjectReserved2Information_,
+    JobObjectReserved3Information_,
+    JobObjectReserved4Information_,
+    JobObjectReserved5Information_,
+    JobObjectReserved6Information_,
+    JobObjectReserved7Information_,
+    JobObjectReserved8Information_,
+    MaxJobObjectInfoClass_
+} JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_;

-typedef struct _JOBOBJECT_BASIC_LIMIT_INFORMATION_ {
-  ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_ PerProcessUserTimeLimit;
-  ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_ PerJobUserTimeLimit;
-  ::boost::winapi::DWORD_         LimitFlags;
-  ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_        MinimumWorkingSetSize;
-  ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_        MaximumWorkingSetSize;
-  ::boost::winapi::DWORD_         ActiveProcessLimit;
-  ::boost::winapi::ULONG_PTR_     Affinity;
-  ::boost::winapi::DWORD_         PriorityClass;
-  ::boost::winapi::DWORD_         SchedulingClass;
+typedef struct _JOBOBJECT_BASIC_LIMIT_INFORMATION_
+{
+    ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_ PerProcessUserTimeLimit;
+    ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_ PerJobUserTimeLimit;
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ LimitFlags;
+    ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_ MinimumWorkingSetSize;
+    ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_ MaximumWorkingSetSize;
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ ActiveProcessLimit;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_PTR_ Affinity;
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ PriorityClass;
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ SchedulingClass;
 } JOBOBJECT_BASIC_LIMIT_INFORMATION_;


-typedef struct _IO_COUNTERS_ {
-  ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ ReadOperationCount;
-  ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ WriteOperationCount;
-  ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ OtherOperationCount;
-  ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ ReadTransferCount;
-  ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ WriteTransferCount;
-  ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ OtherTransferCount;
+typedef struct _JOBOBJECT_BASIC_ACCOUNTING_INFORMATION_ {
+    ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_ TotalUserTime;
+    ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_ TotalKernelTime;
+    ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_ ThisPeriodTotalUserTime;
+    ::boost::winapi::LARGE_INTEGER_ ThisPeriodTotalKernelTime;
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_         TotalPageFaultCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_         TotalProcesses;
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_         ActiveProcesses;
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_         TotalTerminatedProcesses;
+} JOBOBJECT_BASIC_ACCOUNTING_INFORMATION_;
+
+typedef struct _IO_COUNTERS_
+{
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ ReadOperationCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ WriteOperationCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ OtherOperationCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ ReadTransferCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ WriteTransferCount;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONGLONG_ OtherTransferCount;
 } IO_COUNTERS_;


-typedef struct _JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION_ {
-  JOBOBJECT_BASIC_LIMIT_INFORMATION_ BasicLimitInformation;
-  IO_COUNTERS_                       IoInfo;
-  ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_   ProcessMemoryLimit;
-  ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_   JobMemoryLimit;
-  ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_   PeakProcessMemoryUsed;
-  ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_   PeakJobMemoryUsed;
+typedef struct _JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION_
+{
+    JOBOBJECT_BASIC_LIMIT_INFORMATION_ BasicLimitInformation;
+    IO_COUNTERS_ IoInfo;
+    ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_ ProcessMemoryLimit;
+    ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_ JobMemoryLimit;
+    ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_ PeakProcessMemoryUsed;
+    ::boost::winapi::SIZE_T_ PeakJobMemoryUsed;
 } JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION_;


@@ -82,7 +198,7 @@ typedef struct _JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION_ {
  _Out_opt_ LPDWORD            lpReturnLength
 );
 */
-typedef ::boost::winapi::BOOL_  (*query_information_job_object_p)(
+typedef ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ (BOOST_WINAPI_WINAPI_CC *query_information_job_object_p)(
        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_,
        JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_,
        void *,
@@ -93,14 +209,17 @@ typedef ::boost::winapi::BOOL_  (*query_information_job_object_p)(
 inline ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ query_information_job_object(
        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ hJob,
        JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_ JobObjectInfoClass,
-        void * lpJobObjectInfo,
+        void *lpJobObjectInfo,
        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ cbJobObjectInfoLength,
        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ *lpReturnLength)
 {
-    static ::boost::winapi::HMODULE_ h = ::boost::winapi::get_module_handle(L"Kernel32.dll");
-    static query_information_job_object_p f = reinterpret_cast<query_information_job_object_p>(::boost::winapi::get_proc_address(h, "QueryInformationJobObject"));
+    static ::boost::winapi::HMODULE_ h = ::boost::winapi::get_module_handle(
+            L"Kernel32.dll");
+    static query_information_job_object_p f = reinterpret_cast<query_information_job_object_p>(::boost::winapi::get_proc_address(
+            h, "QueryInformationJobObject"));

-    return (*f)(hJob, JobObjectInfoClass, lpJobObjectInfo, cbJobObjectInfoLength, lpReturnLength);
+    return (*f)(hJob, JobObjectInfoClass, lpJobObjectInfo,
+                cbJobObjectInfoLength, lpReturnLength);
 }

 /*BOOL WINAPI SetInformationJobObject(
@@ -110,7 +229,7 @@ inline ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ query_information_job_object(
  _In_ DWORD              cbJobObjectInfoLength
 );*/

-typedef ::boost::winapi::BOOL_  (*set_information_job_object_p)(
+typedef ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ (BOOST_WINAPI_WINAPI_CC *set_information_job_object_p)(
        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_,
        JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_,
        void *,
@@ -121,19 +240,22 @@ typedef ::boost::winapi::BOOL_  (*set_information_job_object_p)(
 inline ::boost::winapi::BOOL_ set_information_job_object(
        ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ hJob,
        JOBOBJECTINFOCLASS_ JobObjectInfoClass,
-        void * lpJobObjectInfo,
+        void *lpJobObjectInfo,
        ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ cbJobObjectInfoLength)
 {
-    static ::boost::winapi::HMODULE_ h = ::boost::winapi::get_module_handle(L"Kernel32.dll");
-    static set_information_job_object_p f = reinterpret_cast<set_information_job_object_p>(::boost::winapi::get_proc_address(h, "SetInformationJobObject"));
+    static ::boost::winapi::HMODULE_ h = ::boost::winapi::get_module_handle(
+            L"Kernel32.dll");
+    static set_information_job_object_p f = reinterpret_cast<set_information_job_object_p>(::boost::winapi::get_proc_address(
+            h, "SetInformationJobObject"));

-    return (*f)(hJob, JobObjectInfoClass, lpJobObjectInfo, cbJobObjectInfoLength);
+    return (*f)(hJob, JobObjectInfoClass, lpJobObjectInfo,
+                cbJobObjectInfoLength);
 }

+#endif
+
 constexpr static ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ JOB_OBJECT_LIMIT_BREAKAWAY_OK_ = 0x00000800;

 }}}}}

-
-
 #endif /* BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_JOB_WORKAROUND_HPP_ */
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/null_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/null_in.hpp
@@ -14,14 +14,18 @@
 #include <boost/winapi/handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/handle_info.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/file_descriptor.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {

-struct null_in : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base
+struct null_in : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    file_descriptor source{"NUL", file_descriptor::read};

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const { return source.handle(); }
+
+
 public:
    template <class WindowsExecutor>
    void on_setup(WindowsExecutor &e) const
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/null_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/null_out.hpp
@@ -14,15 +14,18 @@
 #include <boost/winapi/handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/handle_info.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/file_descriptor.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {

 template<int p1, int p2>
-struct null_out : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base
+struct null_out : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    file_descriptor sink {"NUL", file_descriptor::write}; //works because it gets destroyed AFTER launch.

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const { return sink.handle(); }
+
    template <typename WindowsExecutor>
    void on_setup(WindowsExecutor &e) const;
 };
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/on_exit.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/on_exit.hpp
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ struct on_exit_ : boost::process::detail::windows::async_handler
    template<typename Executor>
    std::function<void(int, const std::error_code&)> on_exit_handler(Executor&)
    {
-        auto handler = this->handler;
-        return [handler](int exit_code, const std::error_code & ec)
+        auto handler_ = this->handler;
+        return [handler_](int exit_code, const std::error_code & ec)
               {
-                    handler(static_cast<int>(exit_code), ec);
+                    handler_(static_cast<int>(exit_code), ec);
               };

    }
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/pipe_in.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/pipe_in.hpp
@@ -12,14 +12,17 @@

 #include <boost/winapi/process.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/handles.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {

-struct pipe_in : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base
+struct pipe_in : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle;

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const { return handle; }
+
    pipe_in(::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle) : handle(handle) {}

    template<typename T> //async_pipe
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/pipe_out.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/pipe_out.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@

 #include <boost/winapi/process.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/handles.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler_base.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {
@@ -20,10 +21,12 @@ namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {


 template<int p1, int p2>
-struct pipe_out : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base
+struct pipe_out : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base, ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles
 {
    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle;

+    ::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ get_used_handles() const { return handle; }
+
    pipe_out(::boost::winapi::HANDLE_ handle) : handle(handle) {}
    template<typename T>
    pipe_out(T & p) : handle(p.native_sink())
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/search_path.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/search_path.hpp
@@ -55,19 +55,19 @@ inline boost::filesystem::path search_path(
    for (auto & ext : extensions)
        boost::to_lower(ext);

-    for (const boost::filesystem::path & pp : path)
+    for (const boost::filesystem::path & pp_ : path)
    {
-        auto p = pp / filename;
+        auto p = pp_ / filename;
        for (boost::filesystem::path ext : extensions)
        {
-            boost::filesystem::path pp = p;
-            pp += ext;
+            boost::filesystem::path pp_ext = p;
+            pp_ext += ext;
            boost::system::error_code ec;
-            bool file = boost::filesystem::is_regular_file(pp, ec);
+            bool file = boost::filesystem::is_regular_file(pp_ext, ec);
            if (!ec && file &&
-                ::boost::winapi::sh_get_file_info(pp.native().c_str(), 0, 0, 0, ::boost::winapi::SHGFI_EXETYPE_))
+                ::boost::winapi::sh_get_file_info(pp_ext.native().c_str(), 0, 0, 0, ::boost::winapi::SHGFI_EXETYPE_))
            {
-                return pp;
+                return pp_ext;
            }
        }
    }
--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/show_window.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/show_window.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct create_no_window_ : public ::boost::process::detail::handler_base
    template <class Executor>
    void on_setup(Executor &exec) const
    {
-        exec.creation_flags |= ::boost::detail::winapi::CREATE_NO_WINDOW_;
+        exec.creation_flags |= ::boost::winapi::CREATE_NO_WINDOW_;
    }
 };

--- a/include/boost/process/detail/windows/wait_group.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/detail/windows/wait_group.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define BOOST_PROCESS_DETAIL_WINDOWS_WAIT_GROUP_HPP_

 #include <boost/process/detail/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/windows/group_handle.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/jobs.hpp>
 #include <boost/winapi/wait.hpp>
 #include <chrono>
@@ -15,11 +16,61 @@ namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail { namespace windows {

 struct group_handle;

+
+inline bool wait_impl(const group_handle & p, std::error_code & ec, std::chrono::system_clock::rep wait_time)
+{
+    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ completion_code;
+    ::boost::winapi::ULONG_PTR_ completion_key;
+    ::boost::winapi::LPOVERLAPPED_ overlapped;
+
+    auto start_time = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+
+    while (workaround::get_queued_completion_status(
+                                       p._io_port, &completion_code,
+                                       &completion_key, &overlapped, static_cast<::boost::winapi::DWORD_>(wait_time)))
+    {
+        if (reinterpret_cast<::boost::winapi::HANDLE_>(completion_key) == p._job_object &&
+             completion_code == workaround::JOB_OBJECT_MSG_ACTIVE_PROCESS_ZERO_)
+        {
+
+            //double check, could be a different handle from a child
+            workaround::JOBOBJECT_BASIC_ACCOUNTING_INFORMATION_ info;
+            if (!workaround::query_information_job_object(
+                    p._job_object,
+                    workaround::JobObjectBasicAccountingInformation_,
+                    static_cast<void *>(&info),
+                    sizeof(info), nullptr))
+            {
+                ec = get_last_error();
+                return false;
+            }
+            else if (info.ActiveProcesses == 0)
+                return false; //correct, nothing left.
+        }
+        //reduce the remaining wait time -> in case interrupted by something else
+        if (wait_time != static_cast<int>(::boost::winapi::infinite))
+        {
+            auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+            auto diff = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - start_time);
+            wait_time -= static_cast<std::chrono::system_clock::rep>(diff.count());
+            start_time = now;
+            if (wait_time <= 0)
+                return true; //timeout with other source
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    auto ec_ = get_last_error();
+    if (ec_.value() == ::boost::winapi::wait_timeout)
+        return true; //timeout
+
+    ec = ec_;
+    return false;
+}
+
 inline void wait(const group_handle &p, std::error_code &ec)
 {
-    if (::boost::winapi::WaitForSingleObject(p.handle(),
-        ::boost::winapi::infinite) == ::boost::winapi::wait_failed)
-            ec = get_last_error();
+    wait_impl(p, ec, ::boost::winapi::infinite);
 }

 inline void wait(const group_handle &p)
@@ -39,16 +90,8 @@ inline bool wait_until(
            std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
                    timeout_time - Clock::now());

-    ::boost::winapi::DWORD_ wait_code;
-    wait_code = ::boost::winapi::WaitForSingleObject(p.handle(), ms.count());
-
-    if (wait_code == ::boost::winapi::wait_failed)
-        ec = get_last_error();
-
-    else if (wait_code == ::boost::winapi::wait_timeout)
-        return false; //
-
-    return true;
+    auto timeout = wait_impl(p, ec, ms.count());
+    return !ec && !timeout;
 }

 template< class Clock, class Duration >
@@ -68,7 +111,9 @@ inline bool wait_for(
        const std::chrono::duration<Rep, Period>& rel_time,
        std::error_code &ec)
 {
-    return wait_until(p, std::chrono::steady_clock::now() + rel_time, ec);
+    auto ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(rel_time);
+    auto timeout = wait_impl(p, ec, ms.count());
+    return !ec && !timeout;
 }

 template< class Rep, class Period >
--- a/include/boost/process/environment.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/environment.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct const_entry
            bool operator()(char c)    const {return c == api::env_seperator<char>   ();}
        } s;
        boost::split(data, _data, s);
-        return std::move(data);
+        return data;
    }
    string_type to_string()              const
    {
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ struct entry : const_entry<Char, Environment>
    explicit entry(string_type&& name, pointer data, environment_t & env) :
        father(std::move(name), data, env) {}

-    explicit entry(string_type &&name, environment_t & env) :
-        father(std::move(name), env) {}
+    explicit entry(string_type &&name, environment_t & env_) :
+        father(std::move(name), env_) {}

    entry(const entry&) = default;
    entry& operator=(const entry&) = default;
--- a/include/boost/process/exe.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/exe.hpp
@@ -26,10 +26,28 @@ namespace boost {
 </programlisting>
 \endxmlonly
 */
-namespace boost { namespace process { namespace detail {
+namespace boost {
+namespace filesystem { class path; }
+
+namespace process {
+
+namespace detail {

 struct exe_
 {
+    template<typename = void>
+    inline exe_setter_<typename boost::filesystem::path::value_type> operator()(const boost::filesystem::path & pth) const
+    {
+        return exe_setter_<typename boost::filesystem::path::value_type>(pth.native());
+    }
+
+    template<typename = void>
+    inline exe_setter_<typename boost::filesystem::path::value_type> operator=(const boost::filesystem::path & pth) const
+    {
+        return exe_setter_<typename boost::filesystem::path::value_type>(pth.native());
+    }
+
+
    template<typename Char>
    inline exe_setter_<Char> operator()(const Char *s) const
    {
--- a/include/boost/process/extend.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/extend.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define BOOST_PROCESS_EXTENSIONS_HPP_

 #include <boost/process/detail/handler.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>

 #if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
 #include <boost/process/detail/windows/executor.hpp>
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ using ::boost::process::detail::api::async_handler;
 using ::boost::process::detail::get_io_context;
 using ::boost::process::detail::get_last_error;
 using ::boost::process::detail::throw_last_error;
+using ::boost::process::detail::uses_handles;
+using ::boost::process::detail::foreach_used_handle;
+using ::boost::process::detail::get_used_handles;

 ///This handler is invoked before the process in launched, to setup parameters. The required signature is `void(Exec &)`, where `Exec` is a template parameter.
 constexpr boost::process::detail::make_handler_t<boost::process::detail::on_setup_>   on_setup;
@@ -164,10 +168,10 @@ struct require_io_context {};
 template<typename Executor>
 std::function<void(int, const std::error_code&)> on_exit_handler(Executor & exec)
 {
-    auto handler = this->handler;
-    return [handler](int exit_code, const std::error_code & ec)
+    auto handler_ = this->handler;
+    return [handler_](int exit_code, const std::error_code & ec)
           {
-                handler(static_cast<int>(exit_code), ec);
+                handler_(static_cast<int>(exit_code), ec);
           };

 }
--- a/include/boost/process/handles.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/handles.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Klemens D. Morgenstern
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#ifndef BOOST_PROCESS_HANDLES_HPP_
+#define BOOST_PROCESS_HANDLES_HPP_
+
+/**
+ * \file boost/process/handles.hpp
+ *
+ * Defines functions to obtain handles of the current process and limit the amount for inherited ones.
+ */
+
+#include <boost/process/detail/config.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
+#include <boost/process/detail/posix/handles.hpp>
+#elif defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
+#include <boost/process/detail/windows/handles.hpp>
+#endif
+
+#include <boost/process/detail/used_handles.hpp>
+
+
+namespace boost { namespace this_process
+{
+
+///The native type for handles
+using native_handle_type = ::boost::process::detail::api::native_handle_type;
+
+/**
+ * Get a snapshot of all handles of the process (i.e. file descriptors on posix and handles on windows) of the current process.
+ *
+ * \note This function might not work on certain posix systems.
+ *
+ * \note On Windows version older than windows 8 this function will iterate all the system handles, meaning it might be quite slow.
+ *
+ * \warning This functionality is utterly prone to race conditions, since other threads might open or close handles.
+ *
+ * \return The list of all open handles of the current process
+ */
+inline std::vector<native_handle_type> get_handles()
+{
+    return ::boost::process::detail::api::get_handles();
+}
+
+
+/** \overload std::vector<native_handle_type> get_handles() */
+inline std::vector<native_handle_type> get_handles(std::error_code &ec)
+{
+    return ::boost::process::detail::api::get_handles(ec);
+}
+
+/** Determines if a given handle is a a stream-handle, i.e. any handle that can be used with read and write functions.
+ * Stream handles include pipes, regular files and sockets.
+ *
+ * \return Indicates if it's a stream handle.
+ */
+inline bool is_stream_handle(native_handle_type handle)
+{
+    return ::boost::process::detail::api::is_stream_handle(handle);
+}
+
+
+/** \overload bool is_stream_handle(native_handle_type handle) */
+inline bool is_stream_handle(native_handle_type handle, std::error_code &ec)
+{
+    return ::boost::process::detail::api::is_stream_handle(handle, ec);
+}
+
+}
+namespace process
+{
+
+namespace detail
+{
+
+using limit_handles_ = ::boost::process::detail::api::limit_handles_;
+
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * The limit_handles property sets all properties to be inherited only expcitly. It closes all unused file-descriptors on posix after the fork and
+ * removes the inherit flags on windows.
+ *
+ * \note This is executed after the fork on posix.
+ *
+ * \code{.cpp}
+ * system("gcc", limit_handles);
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * Since limit also closes the standard handles unless they are explicitly redirected they can be ignored by `limit_handles` in the following way.
+ *
+ * \code{.cpp}
+ * system("gcc", limit_handles.allowStd())
+ * \endcode
+ *
+*/
+const static ::boost::process::detail::api::limit_handles_ limit_handles;
+
+
+}
+}
+
+#endif //BOOST_PROCESS_HANDLES_HPP_
--- a/include/boost/process/pipe.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/pipe.hpp
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ struct basic_pipebuf : std::basic_streambuf<CharT, Traits>
    ///Move Constructor
    basic_pipebuf(basic_pipebuf && ) = default;

+    ///Destructor -> writes the frest of the data
+    ~basic_pipebuf()
+    {
+        if (is_open())
+            overflow(Traits::eof());
+    }
+
    ///Move construct from a pipe.
    basic_pipebuf(pipe_type && p) : _pipe(std::move(p)),
                                    _write(default_buffer_size),
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@ struct basic_pipebuf : std::basic_streambuf<CharT, Traits>
    ///Writes characters to the associated output sequence from the put area
    int_type overflow(int_type ch = traits_type::eof()) override
    {
-        if ((ch != traits_type::eof()) && _pipe.is_open())
+        if (_pipe.is_open() && (ch != traits_type::eof()))
        {
            if (this->pptr() == this->epptr())
            {
@@ -173,6 +180,9 @@ struct basic_pipebuf : std::basic_streambuf<CharT, Traits>
                    return ch;
            }
        }
+        else if (ch == traits_type::eof())
+           this->sync();
+
        return traits_type::eof();
    }
    ///Synchronizes the buffers with the associated character sequence
@@ -212,6 +222,36 @@ struct basic_pipebuf : std::basic_streambuf<CharT, Traits>
    const pipe_type &pipe() const & {return _pipe;}
    ///Get a rvalue reference to the pipe. Qualified as rvalue.
    pipe_type &&     pipe()  &&     {return std::move(_pipe);}
+
+    ///Check if the pipe is open
+    bool is_open() const {return _pipe.is_open(); }
+
+    ///Open a new pipe
+    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* open()
+    {
+        if (is_open())
+            return nullptr;
+        _pipe = pipe();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    ///Open a new named pipe
+    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* open(const std::string & name)
+    {
+        if (is_open())
+            return nullptr;
+        _pipe = pipe(name);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    ///Flush the buffer & close the pipe
+    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* close()
+    {
+        if (!is_open())
+            return nullptr;
+        overflow(Traits::eof());
+        return this;
+    }
 private:
    pipe_type _pipe;
    std::vector<char_type> _write;
@@ -223,8 +263,13 @@ private:
            return false;

        auto base = this->pbase();
-        auto wrt = _pipe.write(base,
+
+        if (base == this->pptr())
+            return true;
+
+        std::ptrdiff_t wrt = _pipe.write(base,
                static_cast<typename pipe_type::int_type>(this->pptr() - base));
+
        std::ptrdiff_t diff = this->pptr() - base;

        if (wrt < diff)
@@ -250,7 +295,7 @@ template<
 >
 class basic_ipstream : public std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>
 {
-    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits> _buf;
+    mutable basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits> _buf;
 public:

    typedef basic_pipe<CharT, Traits> pipe_type;
@@ -262,7 +307,7 @@ public:
    typedef  typename Traits::off_type off_type   ;

    ///Get access to the underlying stream_buf
-    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* rdbuf() {return &_buf;};
+    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* rdbuf() const {return &_buf;};

    ///Default constructor.
    basic_ipstream() : std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr)
@@ -272,7 +317,10 @@ public:
    ///Copy constructor.
    basic_ipstream(const basic_ipstream & ) = delete;
    ///Move constructor.
-    basic_ipstream(basic_ipstream && ) = default;
+    basic_ipstream(basic_ipstream && lhs) : std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr), _buf(std::move(lhs._buf))
+    {
+        std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>::rdbuf(&_buf);
+    }

    ///Move construct from a pipe.
    basic_ipstream(pipe_type && p)      : std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr), _buf(std::move(p))
@@ -289,7 +337,13 @@ public:
    ///Copy assignment.
    basic_ipstream& operator=(const basic_ipstream & ) = delete;
    ///Move assignment
-    basic_ipstream& operator=(basic_ipstream && ) = default;
+    basic_ipstream& operator=(basic_ipstream && lhs)
+    {
+        std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>::operator=(std::move(lhs));
+        _buf = std::move(lhs._buf);
+        std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>::rdbuf(&_buf);
+        return *this;
+    };
    ///Move assignment of a pipe.
    basic_ipstream& operator=(pipe_type && p)
    {
@@ -312,6 +366,33 @@ public:
    const pipe_type &pipe() const & {return _buf.pipe();}
    ///Get a rvalue reference to the pipe. Qualified as rvalue.
    pipe_type &&     pipe()  &&     {return std::move(_buf).pipe();}
+    ///Check if the pipe is open
+    bool is_open() const {return _buf.is_open();}
+
+    ///Open a new pipe
+    void open()
+    {
+        if (_buf.open() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+        else
+            this->clear();
+    }
+
+    ///Open a new named pipe
+    void open(const std::string & name)
+    {
+        if (_buf.open() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+        else
+            this->clear();
+    }
+
+    ///Flush the buffer & close the pipe
+    void close()
+    {
+        if (_buf.close() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+    }
 };

 typedef basic_ipstream<char>     ipstream;
@@ -326,7 +407,7 @@ template<
 >
 class basic_opstream : public std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>
 {
-    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits> _buf;
+    mutable basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits> _buf;
 public:
    typedef basic_pipe<CharT, Traits> pipe_type;

@@ -338,7 +419,7 @@ public:


    ///Get access to the underlying stream_buf
-    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* rdbuf() const {return _buf;};
+    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* rdbuf() const {return &_buf;};

    ///Default constructor.
    basic_opstream() : std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr)
@@ -348,8 +429,10 @@ public:
    ///Copy constructor.
    basic_opstream(const basic_opstream & ) = delete;
    ///Move constructor.
-    basic_opstream(basic_opstream && ) = default;
-
+    basic_opstream(basic_opstream && lhs) : std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr), _buf(std::move(lhs._buf))
+    {
+        std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>::rdbuf(&_buf);
+    }
    ///Move construct from a pipe.
    basic_opstream(pipe_type && p)      : std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr), _buf(std::move(p))
    {
@@ -363,7 +446,14 @@ public:
    ///Copy assignment.
    basic_opstream& operator=(const basic_opstream & ) = delete;
    ///Move assignment
-    basic_opstream& operator=(basic_opstream && ) = default;
+    basic_opstream& operator=(basic_opstream && lhs)
+    {
+        std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>::operator=(std::move(lhs));
+        _buf = std::move(lhs._buf);
+        std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>::rdbuf(&_buf);
+        return *this;
+    };
+
    ///Move assignment of a pipe.
    basic_opstream& operator=(pipe_type && p)
    {
@@ -386,6 +476,31 @@ public:
    const pipe_type &pipe() const & {return _buf.pipe();}
    ///Get a rvalue reference to the pipe. Qualified as rvalue.
    pipe_type &&     pipe()  &&     {return std::move(_buf).pipe();}
+
+    ///Open a new pipe
+    void open()
+    {
+        if (_buf.open() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+        else
+            this->clear();
+    }
+
+    ///Open a new named pipe
+    void open(const std::string & name)
+    {
+        if (_buf.open() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+        else
+            this->clear();
+    }
+
+    ///Flush the buffer & close the pipe
+    void close()
+    {
+        if (_buf.close() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+    }
 };

 typedef basic_opstream<char>     opstream;
@@ -401,7 +516,7 @@ template<
 >
 class basic_pstream : public std::basic_iostream<CharT, Traits>
 {
-    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits> _buf;
+    mutable basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits> _buf;
 public:
    typedef basic_pipe<CharT, Traits> pipe_type;

@@ -413,7 +528,7 @@ public:


    ///Get access to the underlying stream_buf
-    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* rdbuf() const {return _buf;};
+    basic_pipebuf<CharT, Traits>* rdbuf() const {return &_buf;};

    ///Default constructor.
    basic_pstream() : std::basic_iostream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr)
@@ -423,8 +538,10 @@ public:
    ///Copy constructor.
    basic_pstream(const basic_pstream & ) = delete;
    ///Move constructor.
-    basic_pstream(basic_pstream && ) = default;
-
+    basic_pstream(basic_pstream && lhs) : std::basic_iostream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr), _buf(std::move(lhs._buf))
+    {
+        std::basic_iostream<CharT, Traits>::rdbuf(&_buf);
+    }
    ///Move construct from a pipe.
    basic_pstream(pipe_type && p)      : std::basic_iostream<CharT, Traits>(nullptr), _buf(std::move(p))
    {
@@ -438,7 +555,13 @@ public:
    ///Copy assignment.
    basic_pstream& operator=(const basic_pstream & ) = delete;
    ///Move assignment
-    basic_pstream& operator=(basic_pstream && ) = default;
+    basic_pstream& operator=(basic_pstream && lhs)
+    {
+        std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>::operator=(std::move(lhs));
+        _buf = std::move(lhs._buf);
+        std::basic_iostream<CharT, Traits>::rdbuf(&_buf);
+        return *this;
+    };
    ///Move assignment of a pipe.
    basic_pstream& operator=(pipe_type && p)
    {
@@ -461,6 +584,31 @@ public:
    const pipe_type &pipe() const & {return _buf.pipe();}
    ///Get a rvalue reference to the pipe. Qualified as rvalue.
    pipe_type &&     pipe()  &&     {return std::move(_buf).pipe();}
+
+    ///Open a new pipe
+    void open()
+    {
+        if (_buf.open() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+        else
+            this->clear();
+    }
+
+    ///Open a new named pipe
+    void open(const std::string & name)
+    {
+        if (_buf.open() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+        else
+            this->clear();
+    }
+
+    ///Flush the buffer & close the pipe
+    void close()
+    {
+        if (_buf.close() == nullptr)
+            this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
+    }
 };

 typedef basic_pstream<char>     pstream;
--- a/include/boost/process/start_dir.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/start_dir.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <boost/process/detail/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/handler.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/locale.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/detail/traits/wchar_t.hpp>

 #if defined (BOOST_POSIX_API)
 #include <boost/process/detail/posix/start_dir.hpp>
--- a/include/boost/process/system.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/process/system.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <boost/process/child.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/async_handler.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/detail/execute_impl.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <condition_variable>
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ inline int system_impl(
            ::boost::process::on_exit(
                [&](int, const std::error_code&)
                {
-                    ios.post([&]{exited.store(true);});
+                    boost::asio::post(ios.get_executor(), [&]{exited.store(true);});
                }));
    if (!c.valid() || !check.succeeded)
        return -1;
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ inline int system_impl(
        return -1;

    ios.run();
+    if (c.running())
+        c.wait();
    return c.exit_code();
 }

--- a/test/Jamfile.jam
+++ b/test/Jamfile.jam
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ if [ os.name ] = NT
  lib ws2_32 ;
  lib shell32 ;
  lib Advapi32 ;
+  lib Ntdll ;
 }

 project : requirements
+  <define>BOOST_ASIO_NO_DEPRECATED
  <toolset>msvc:<define>_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
  <toolset>msvc:<define>_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
  <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ alias coroutine        : /boost//coroutine       : <link>static ;
 lib multi_ref : multi_ref1.cpp multi_ref2.cpp system : <target-os>windows:<source>shell32 ;

 exe sparring_partner : sparring_partner.cpp program_options system filesystem iostreams :
-    <warnings>off <target-os>windows:<source>shell32
+    <warnings>off <target-os>windows:<source>shell32 <target-os>windows:<source>Ntdll
    ;

 exe exit_argc : exit_argc.cpp :
@@ -52,63 +54,81 @@ exe exit_argc : exit_argc.cpp :

 exe sub_launch : sub_launcher.cpp program_options iostreams system filesystem : <warnings>off <target-os>windows:<source>shell32 ;

+rule test-options ( name )
+{
+    if "--boost-process-report-ci" in [ modules.peek : ARGV ]
+    {
+        return --log_sink=log_$(name).xml --log_format=XML --log_level=error --report_sink=report_$(name).xml --report_format=XML --report_level=detailed -- ;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return --log_level=error --report_level=detailed -- ;
+    }
+
+}
+
+
 test-suite bare :
-    [ run environment.cpp system filesystem ]
-    [ run async_pipe.cpp  system filesystem ]
-    [ run pipe.cpp        system filesystem ]
+    [ run environment.cpp system filesystem : [ test-options environment ] ]
+    [ run async_pipe.cpp  system filesystem : [ test-options async_pipe ] ]
+    [ run pipe.cpp        system filesystem : [ test-options pipe ] ]
    [ compile no_ansi_apps.cpp ]
    [ compile-fail spawn_fail.cpp        ]
    [ compile-fail async_system_fail.cpp ]
+    [ compile asio_no_deprecated.cpp ]
    ;

 test-suite with-valgrind :
-    [ run async.cpp       system thread filesystem            : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run async_fut.cpp   system thread filesystem            : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run args_handling.cpp  system thread filesystem         : : exit_argc        ]
-    [ run args_cmd.cpp    system filesystem                   : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run wargs_cmd.cpp    system filesystem                  : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run bind_stderr.cpp     filesystem                      : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run bind_stdin.cpp     system filesystem                : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run bind_stdin_stdout.cpp     system filesystem         : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run bind_stdout.cpp     system filesystem               : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run bind_stdout_stderr.cpp     system filesystem        : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run pipe_fwd.cpp         system filesystem              : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run cmd_test.cpp         system filesystem              : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run close_stderr.cpp     system filesystem              : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run close_stdin.cpp      system filesystem              : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run close_stdout.cpp     system filesystem              : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run error.cpp            system filesystem              : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run exit_code.cpp program_options system filesystem     : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run extensions.cpp system filesystem                    : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run env.cpp     program_options system filesystem       : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run group.cpp     system thread filesystem              : : sub_launch       ]
+    [ run async.cpp       system thread filesystem            : [ test-options async ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run async_fut.cpp   system thread filesystem            : [ test-options async_fut ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run args_handling.cpp  system thread filesystem         : [ test-options args_handling ] : exit_argc ]
+    [ run args_cmd.cpp    system filesystem                   : [ test-options args_cmd ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run wargs_cmd.cpp    system filesystem                  : [ test-options wargs_cmd ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run bind_stderr.cpp     filesystem                      : [ test-options bind_stderr ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run bind_stdin.cpp     system filesystem                : [ test-options bind_stdin ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run bind_stdin_stdout.cpp     system filesystem         : [ test-options bind_stdin_stdout ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run bind_stdout.cpp     system filesystem               : [ test-options bind_stdout ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run bind_stdout_stderr.cpp     system filesystem        : [ test-options bind_stdout_stderr ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run pipe_fwd.cpp         system filesystem              : [ test-options pipe_fwd ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run cmd_test.cpp         system filesystem              : [ test-options cmd_test ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run close_stderr.cpp     system filesystem              : [ test-options close_stderr ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run close_stdin.cpp      system filesystem              : [ test-options close_stdin ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run close_stdout.cpp     system filesystem              : [ test-options close_stdout ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run error.cpp            system filesystem              : [ test-options error ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run exit_code.cpp program_options system filesystem     : [ test-options exit_code ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run extensions.cpp system filesystem                    : [ test-options extensions ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run env.cpp     program_options system filesystem       : [ test-options env ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run group.cpp     system thread filesystem              : [ test-options group ] : sub_launch ]
+    [ run group.cpp          system thread filesystem         : [ test-options group ] : sub_launch : <build>no <target-os>windows:<build>yes <define>BOOST_USE_WINDOWS_H=1 : group-windows-h ]
+    [ run group_wait.cpp     system thread filesystem         : [ test-options group_wait ] : sparring_partner ]
+	[ run limit_fd.cpp     program_options system filesystem  : [ test-options limit_fd ] : sparring_partner ]
    [ run run_exe.cpp filesystem                              : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run run_exe_path.cpp filesystem                         : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run search_path.cpp filesystem system                   : : : <target-os>windows:<source>shell32 ]
-    [ run shell.cpp filesystem system                         : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run shell_path.cpp  filesystem system                   ]
-    [ run system_test1.cpp filesystem system                  : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run system_test2.cpp filesystem system                  : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run spawn.cpp filesystem system                         : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run start_dir.cpp   filesystem system                   : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run terminate.cpp system filesystem                     : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run throw_on_error.cpp system filesystem                : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run wait.cpp system filesystem                          : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run wait_for.cpp system filesystem                      : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run on_exit.cpp  system filesystem                      : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run on_exit2.cpp system filesystem                      : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run on_exit3.cpp system filesystem                      : : sparring_partner ]
-    [ run posix_specific.cpp     system filesystem            : : sparring_partner : <build>no <target-os>linux:<build>yes   ]
-    [ run windows_specific.cpp filesystem system              : : sparring_partner : <build>no <target-os>windows:<build>yes   ]
+    [ run run_exe_path.cpp filesystem                         : [ test-options run_exe_path ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run search_path.cpp filesystem system                   : [ test-options search_path ] : : <target-os>windows:<source>shell32 ]
+    [ run shell.cpp filesystem system                         : [ test-options shell ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run shell_path.cpp  filesystem system                   : [ test-options shell_path ] ]
+    [ run system_test1.cpp filesystem system                  : [ test-options system_test1 ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run system_test2.cpp filesystem system                  : [ test-options system_test2 ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run spawn.cpp filesystem system                         : [ test-options spawn ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run start_dir.cpp   filesystem system                   : [ test-options start_dir ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run terminate.cpp system filesystem                     : [ test-options terminate ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run throw_on_error.cpp system filesystem                : [ test-options throw_on_error ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run wait.cpp system filesystem                          : [ test-options wait ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run wait_for.cpp system filesystem                      : [ test-options wait_for ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run on_exit.cpp  system filesystem                      : [ test-options on_exit ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run on_exit2.cpp system filesystem                      : [ test-options on_exit2 ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run on_exit3.cpp system filesystem                      : [ test-options on_exit3 ] : sparring_partner ]
+    [ run posix_specific.cpp     system filesystem            : [ test-options posix_specific ] : sparring_partner : <build>no <target-os>linux:<build>yes   ]
+    [ run windows_specific.cpp filesystem system              : [ test-options windows_specific ] : sparring_partner : <build>no <target-os>windows:<build>yes   ]
   : <dependency>bare ;

 test-suite without-valgrind :
-    [ run async_system_future.cpp filesystem system coroutine           : : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
-    [ run async_system_stackful.cpp filesystem system coroutine         : : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
-    [ run async_system_stackful_error.cpp filesystem system coroutine   : : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
-    [ run async_system_stackful_except.cpp filesystem system coroutine  : : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
-    [ run async_system_stackless.cpp filesystem system coroutine        : : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
-    [ run vfork.cpp     system filesystem                               : : sparring_partner : <build>no <target-os>linux:<build>yes ]
+    [ run async_system_future.cpp filesystem system coroutine           : [ test-options async_system_future ] : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
+    [ run async_system_stackful.cpp filesystem system coroutine         : [ test-options async_system_stackful ] : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
+    [ run async_system_stackful_error.cpp filesystem system coroutine   : [ test-options async_system_stackful_error ] : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
+    [ run async_system_stackful_except.cpp filesystem system coroutine  : [ test-options async_system_stackful_except ] : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
+    [ run async_system_stackless.cpp filesystem system coroutine        : [ test-options async_system_stackless ] : sparring_partner : <link>static <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>/bigobj ]
+    [ run vfork.cpp     system filesystem                               : [ test-options vfork ] : sparring_partner : <build>no <target-os>linux:<build>yes ]
    ;


--- a/test/appveyor.yml
+++ b/test/appveyor.yml
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ init:
 os: Visual Studio 2015
 configuration: Debug
 platform: x64
+build: off

 ###############################################################################################################
 # From this point and below code is same for all the Boost libs
 ###############################################################################################################

-version: 1.61.{build}-{branch}
+version: 1.69.{build}-{branch}
 
 # branches to build
 branches:
@@ -66,9 +67,11 @@ build_script:
 after_build:
 before_test:
 test_script:
-  - ..\..\..\b2.exe address-model=64 architecture=x86 cxxflags="-DBOOST_TRAVISCI_BUILD" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=.
+  - ..\..\..\b2.exe address-model=64 architecture=x86 cxxflags="-DBOOST_TRAVISCI_BUILD" -sBOOST_BUILD_PATH=. --boost-process-report-ci

 after_test:
 on_success:
 on_failure:
 on_finish:
+  - curl -s https://report.ci/upload.py | python - --name "Windows test run" --root_dir=%BOOST%
+
--- a/test/asio_no_deprecated.cpp
+++ b/test/asio_no_deprecated.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//
+// Created by kleme on 26.02.2018.
+//
+
+#define BOOST_ASIO_NO_DEPRECATED 1
+#include <boost/process.hpp>
+int main() {}
+
+#if defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
+#include <boost/process/posix.hpp>
+#else
+#include <boost/process/windows.hpp>
+#endif
--- a/test/async.cpp
+++ b/test/async.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

 #define BOOST_TEST_MAIN
-#define BOOST_TEST_IGNORE_SIGCHLD
+//#define BOOST_TEST_IGNORE_SIGCHLD
 #include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>

 #include <boost/process/error.hpp>
@@ -20,15 +20,21 @@
 #include <future>

 #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
-
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
-
+#include <boost/asio/deadline_timer.hpp>

 using namespace std;

 namespace bp = boost::process;

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+#if __APPLE__
+auto abort_sig = signal(SIGALRM, +[](int){std::terminate();});
+#endif
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( async );
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
    using namespace boost::asio;
@@ -39,34 +45,34 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))

    bool exit_called_for_c1 = false;
    int exit_code_c1 = 0;
-    bp::child c1(
-        master_test_suite().argv[1],
-        "test", "--exit-code", "123",
-        ec,
-        io_context,
-        bp::on_exit([&](int exit, const std::error_code& ec_in)
-                {
-                    BOOST_CHECK(!exit_called_for_c1);
-                    exit_code_c1 = exit; exit_called_for_c1=true;
-                    BOOST_CHECK(!ec_in);
-                })
-    );
+
+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(2)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
+    bp::child c1(master_test_suite().argv[1],
+                 "test", "--exit-code", "123",
+                 ec, io_context,
+                 bp::on_exit([&](int exit, const std::error_code& ec_in)
+                             {
+                                 BOOST_CHECK(!exit_called_for_c1);
+                                 exit_code_c1 = exit; exit_called_for_c1=true;
+                                 BOOST_CHECK(!ec_in);
+                                 timeout.cancel();
+                             }));
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);

    bool exit_called_for_c2 = false;
    int exit_code_c2 = 0;
-    bp::child c2(
-        master_test_suite().argv[1],
-        "test", "--exit-code", "21",
-        ec,
-        io_context,
-        bp::on_exit([&](int exit, const std::error_code& ec_in)
-                {
-                    BOOST_CHECK(!exit_called_for_c2);
-                    exit_code_c2 = exit; exit_called_for_c2=true;
-                    BOOST_CHECK(!ec_in);
-                })
-    );
+    bp::child c2(master_test_suite().argv[1],
+                 "test", "--exit-code", "21",
+                 ec, io_context,
+                 bp::on_exit([&](int exit, const std::error_code& ec_in)
+                            {
+                                BOOST_CHECK(!exit_called_for_c2);
+                                exit_code_c2 = exit; exit_called_for_c2=true;
+                                BOOST_CHECK(!ec_in);
+                            })
+                );
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);

    io_context.run();
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(c2.exit_code(), 21);
 }

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_sync_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_sync_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
    using namespace boost::asio;
@@ -90,6 +96,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_sync_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3))
    bool exit_called = false;
    int exit_code = 0;
    std::error_code ec;
+
+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(3)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
    bp::child c1(
        master_test_suite().argv[1],
        "test", "--exit-code", "1",
@@ -106,6 +116,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_sync_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3))
                {
                    exit_code = exit; exit_called=true;
                    BOOST_CHECK(!ec_in);
+                    timeout.cancel();
                })
    );
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
@@ -121,7 +132,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_sync_wait, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3))
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(c2.exit_code(), 2);
 }

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_different_contexts, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_different_contexts, *boost::unit_test::timeout(10))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
    using namespace boost::asio;
@@ -129,6 +140,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_different_contexts, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3
    boost::asio::io_context io_context1;
    boost::asio::io_context io_context2;

+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout1{io_context1, boost::posix_time::seconds(2)};
+    timeout1.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context1.stop();});
+
+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout2{io_context2, boost::posix_time::seconds(7)};
+    timeout2.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context2.stop();});
    std::error_code ec;

    bool exit_called_for_c1 = false;
@@ -143,6 +159,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_different_contexts, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3
                    BOOST_CHECK(!exit_called_for_c1);
                    exit_code_c1 = exit; exit_called_for_c1=true;
                    BOOST_CHECK(!ec_in);
+                    timeout1.cancel();
                })
    );
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
@@ -151,7 +168,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_different_contexts, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3
    int exit_code_c2 = 0;
    bp::child c2(
        master_test_suite().argv[1],
-        "test", "--exit-code", "2", "--wait", "1",
+        "test", "--exit-code", "2", "--wait", "4",
        ec,
        io_context2,
        bp::on_exit([&](int exit, const std::error_code& ec_in)
@@ -159,13 +176,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_different_contexts, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3
                    BOOST_CHECK(!exit_called_for_c2);
                    exit_code_c2 = exit; exit_called_for_c2=true;
                    BOOST_CHECK(!ec_in);
+                    timeout2.cancel();
                })
    );
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);

    // Regression test for #143: make sure each io_context handles its own children
-    io_context2.run();
-    io_context1.run();
+    std::thread thr1{[&]{io_context1.run();}};
+    std::thread thr2{[&]{io_context2.run();}};
+
+    thr1.join();
+    thr2.join();
    c1.wait(ec);
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);

@@ -177,7 +198,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_different_contexts, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(c2.exit_code(), 2);
 }

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_abort, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_abort, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
    using namespace boost::asio;
@@ -186,6 +207,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_abort, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))

    std::error_code ec;

+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(5)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
    bool exit_called = false;
    int exit_code = 0;
    bp::child c(
@@ -196,9 +220,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_abort, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
        bp::on_exit([&](int exit, const std::error_code& ec_in)
                {
                    BOOST_CHECK(!exit_called);
-                    exit_code = exit; exit_called=true;
+                    exit_code = exit;
+                    exit_called=true;
                    BOOST_TEST_MESSAGE(ec_in.message());
                    BOOST_CHECK(!ec_in);
+                    timeout.cancel();
                })
    );
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
@@ -206,18 +232,21 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait_abort, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    io_context.run();

    BOOST_CHECK(exit_called);
-    BOOST_CHECK(exit_code != 0);
+    BOOST_CHECK_NE(exit_code,  0);
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(c.exit_code(), exit_code);
 }


-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_future, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_future, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
    using namespace boost::asio;

    boost::asio::io_context io_context;

+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(2)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
    std::error_code ec;
    std::future<int> fut;
    bp::child c(
@@ -229,13 +258,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_future, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    );

    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
+
    io_context.run();
+
    BOOST_REQUIRE(fut.valid());
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fut.get(), 42);
 }


-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_out_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_out_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;

@@ -246,6 +277,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_out_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))

    boost::asio::streambuf buf;

+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(2)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
    bp::child c(master_test_suite().argv[1],
                "test", "--echo-stdout", "abc",
                bp::std_out > buf,
@@ -253,8 +287,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_out_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
                ec);
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);

-
    io_context.run();
+
    std::istream istr(&buf);

    std::string line;
@@ -266,7 +300,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_out_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))



-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_in_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_in_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {

    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
@@ -283,6 +317,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_in_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    std::ostream ostr(&in_buf);
    ostr << "-string" << endl ;

+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(2)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
    bp::child c(
        master_test_suite().argv[1],
        "test", "--prefix-once", "test",
@@ -293,8 +330,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_in_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    );
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);

-
    io_context.run();
+
    std::istream istr(&buf);

    std::string line;
@@ -310,13 +347,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_in_stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
 }


-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_error, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_error, *boost::unit_test::timeout(3))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
    using namespace boost::asio;

    boost::asio::io_context io_context;

+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(2)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
    bool exit_called = false;
    std::error_code ec;
    bp::child c(
@@ -330,7 +370,47 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_error, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    );

    BOOST_REQUIRE(ec);
+
    io_context.run();
+
    BOOST_CHECK(!exit_called);
 }

+
+/*
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(mixed_async, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
+    using namespace boost::asio;
+
+    boost::asio::io_context io_context;
+
+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(2)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
+    bool exit_called = false;
+    std::error_code ec;
+
+    bp::child c(master_test_suite().argv[1],
+            "--wait", "1", "--exit-code", "42",
+            ec,
+            io_context,
+            bp::on_exit([&](int exit, const std::error_code& ec_in)
+                        {
+                            timeout.cancel();
+                            exit_called=true;
+                            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(exit, 42);
+                        })
+    );
+
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
+    std::thread thr([&]{c.wait();});
+    io_context.run();
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(exit_called);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(c.exit_code(), 42);
+    thr.join();
+
+}*/
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/async_fut.cpp
+++ b/test/async_fut.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@

 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( async );
+

 using namespace std;

@@ -101,3 +103,4 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(emtpy_out, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fut.get(), "");
 }

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/async_pipe.cpp
+++ b/test/async_pipe.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ using namespace std;
 namespace bp = boost::process;
 namespace asio = boost::asio;

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( async );
+
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(plain_async, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
    asio::io_context ios;
@@ -83,3 +86,62 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(multithreaded_async_pipe)
    for (auto &t : threads)
        t.join();
 }
+
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(move_pipe)
+{
+    asio::io_context ios;
+
+    bp::async_pipe ap{ios};
+    BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("First move");
+    bp::async_pipe ap2{std::move(ap)};
+#if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ap.native_source(), ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ap.native_sink  (), ::boost::winapi::INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE_);
+#elif defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ap.native_source(), -1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ap.native_sink  (), -1);
+#endif
+
+    BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("Second move");
+    ap = std::move(ap2);
+
+    {
+        BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("Third move, from closed");
+        bp::async_pipe ap_inv{ios};
+        ap_inv.close();
+        ap = std::move(ap_inv);
+    }
+
+    {
+        BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("Fourth move, from closed");
+        bp::async_pipe ap_inv{ios};
+        ap_inv.close();
+        const auto ap3 = std::move(ap_inv);
+    }
+
+    {
+        //copy an a closed pipe
+        BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("Copy assign");
+        BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("Fourth move, from closed");
+        bp::async_pipe ap_inv{ios};
+        ap_inv.close();
+        ap = ap_inv; //copy an invalid pipe
+    }
+
+    {
+        //copy an a closed pipe
+        BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("Copy assign");
+        BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("Fourth move, from closed");
+        bp::async_pipe ap_inv{ios};
+        ap_inv.close();
+        BOOST_TEST_CHECKPOINT("Copy construct");
+        bp::async_pipe ap4{ap_inv};
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/async_system_future.cpp
+++ b/test/async_system_future.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <array>

 namespace bp = boost::process;
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( async );

 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(future, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
 {
@@ -59,3 +60,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(future_error, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
    int exit_code = 0;
    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(exit_code = fut.get(), boost::system::system_error);
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/async_system_stackful.cpp
+++ b/test/async_system_stackful.cpp
@@ -15,13 +15,16 @@

 #include <string>
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/spawn.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/coroutine.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/strand.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/use_future.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/yield.hpp>

 #include <vector>
 #include <array>
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( async );

 namespace bp = boost::process;
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackful, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
@@ -44,9 +47,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackful, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
                BOOST_CHECK(did_something_else);
            };

-    boost::asio::spawn(ios, stackful);
-    ios.post([&]{did_something_else = true;});
+    boost::asio::io_context::strand str{ios};
+    boost::asio::post(str, [&]{boost::asio::spawn(ios, stackful);});
+    boost::asio::post(str, [&]{did_something_else = true;});

    ios.run();
    BOOST_CHECK(did_something_else);
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/async_system_stackful_error.cpp
+++ b/test/async_system_stackful_error.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@

 #include <string>
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/spawn.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/coroutine.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/use_future.hpp>
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@

 #include <vector>
 #include <array>
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( async );

 namespace bp = boost::process;
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackful, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackful, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
            };

    boost::asio::spawn(ios, stackful);
-    ios.post([&]{did_something_else = true;});
+    boost::asio::post(ios.get_executor(), [&]{did_something_else = true;});

    ios.run();
    BOOST_CHECK(did_something_else);
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackful_except, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
            };

    boost::asio::spawn(ios, stackful);
-    ios.post([&]{did_something_else = true;});
+    boost::asio::post(ios.get_executor(), [&]{did_something_else = true;});
    ios.run();

    BOOST_CHECK(did_something_else);
@@ -100,8 +102,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackful_error, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
            };

    boost::asio::spawn(ios, stackful);
-    ios.post([&]{did_something_else = true;});
+    boost::asio::post(ios.get_executor(), [&]{did_something_else = true;});
    ios.run();

    BOOST_CHECK(did_something_else);
-}
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/async_system_stackful_except.cpp
+++ b/test/async_system_stackful_except.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@

 #include <string>
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/spawn.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/coroutine.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/use_future.hpp>
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@

 #include <vector>
 #include <array>
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( async );

 namespace bp = boost::process;
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackful_except, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
@@ -44,10 +46,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackful_except, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
            };

    boost::asio::spawn(ios, stackful);
-    ios.post([&]{did_something_else = true;});
+    boost::asio::post(ios.get_executor(), [&]{did_something_else = true;});
    ios.run();

    BOOST_CHECK(did_something_else);
 }

-
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/async_system_stackless.cpp
+++ b/test/async_system_stackless.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@

 #include <string>
 #include <boost/asio/io_context.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/post.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/spawn.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/coroutine.hpp>
 #include <boost/asio/use_future.hpp>
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@

 #include <vector>
 #include <array>
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( async );

 namespace bp = boost::process;
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackless, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
@@ -57,10 +59,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stackless, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
        }
    } stackless{ios, did_something_else};

-    ios.post([&]{stackless();});
-    ios.post([&]{did_something_else = true;});
+    boost::asio::post(ios.get_executor(), [&]{stackless();});
+    boost::asio::post(ios.get_executor(), [&]{did_something_else = true;});

    ios.run();

    BOOST_CHECK(did_something_else);
 }
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/bind_stderr.cpp
+++ b/test/bind_stderr.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor pipe_end;

 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 namespace bp = boost::process;
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( bind_stderr );

 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
 {
@@ -150,3 +151,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(file_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    boost::filesystem::remove(pth);

 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/bind_stdin.cpp
+++ b/test/bind_stdin.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@

 #include <boost/config.hpp>

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( bind_stdin );

 #if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
 #   include <windows.h>
@@ -255,3 +256,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(file_io_C, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    c.wait();
    boost::filesystem::remove(pth);
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/bind_stdin_stdout.cpp
+++ b/test/bind_stdin_stdout.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <iostream>

 namespace bp = boost::process;
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( bind_stdin_stdout );

 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(10))
 {
@@ -53,3 +54,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(10))
    
    BOOST_CHECK(c.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(3)));
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/bind_stdout.cpp
+++ b/test/bind_stdout.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ typedef boost::asio::windows::stream_handle pipe_end;
 typedef boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor pipe_end;
 #endif

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( bind_stdout );
+
+
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 namespace bp = boost::process;

@@ -164,3 +167,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(file_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    boost::filesystem::remove(pth);

 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/bind_stdout_stderr.cpp
+++ b/test/bind_stdout_stderr.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ typedef boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor pipe_end;

 namespace bp = boost::process;

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( bind_stdout_stderr );
+
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
@@ -131,3 +134,5 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(nul, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(EXIT_SUCCESS, exit_code);
 #endif
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/close_stderr.cpp
+++ b/test/close_stderr.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 namespace bp = boost::process;


-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(closed)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(close_stderr)
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;

--- a/test/close_stdin.cpp
+++ b/test/close_stdin.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@

 namespace bp = boost::process;

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(closed)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(close_stdin)
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;

--- a/test/close_stdout.cpp
+++ b/test/close_stdout.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@

 namespace bp = boost::process;

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(closed)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(close_stdout)
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;

--- a/test/environment.cpp
+++ b/test/environment.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,29 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(compare,  *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
    BOOST_TEST_PASSPOINT();
 }

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(wcompare,  *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+    auto nat = boost::this_process::wenvironment();
+    bp::wenvironment env = nat;
+
+    {
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nat.size(), env.size());
+        auto ni = nat.begin();
+        auto ei = env.begin();
+
+        while ((ni != nat.end()) &&(ei != env.end()))
+        {
+            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ni->get_name(),  ei->get_name());
+            BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ni->to_string(), ei->to_string());
+            ni++; ei++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    BOOST_TEST_PASSPOINT();
+    env.clear();
+    BOOST_TEST_PASSPOINT();
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(insert_remove,  *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
    bp::environment env(boost::this_process::environment());
--- a/test/exit_code.cpp
+++ b/test/exit_code.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

 #define BOOST_TEST_MAIN
-#define BOOST_TEST_IGNORE_SIGCHLD
+
 #include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>

 #include <boost/process/error.hpp>
@@ -72,11 +72,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_wait_abort)
 struct wait_handler
 {
    HANDLE handle_;
-
-    wait_handler(HANDLE handle) : handle_(handle) {}
+    bool &called_;
+    wait_handler(HANDLE handle, bool &called) : handle_(handle), called_(called) {}

    void operator()(const boost::system::error_code &ec)
    {
+        called_ = true;
        BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
        DWORD exit_code;
        BOOST_REQUIRE(GetExitCodeProcess(handle_, &exit_code));
@@ -86,8 +87,13 @@ struct wait_handler
 #elif defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
 struct wait_handler
 {
+    bool &called_;
+
+    wait_handler (bool & called) : called_(called) {}
+
    void operator()(const boost::system::error_code &ec, int signal)
    {
+        called_ = true;
        BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
        BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(SIGCHLD, signal);
        int status;
@@ -104,9 +110,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait)

    boost::asio::io_context io_context;

+    boost::asio::deadline_timer timeout{io_context, boost::posix_time::seconds(3)};
+    timeout.async_wait([&](boost::system::error_code ec){if (!ec) io_context.stop();});
+
+
+    bool wh_called = false;
 #if defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
    signal_set set(io_context, SIGCHLD);
-    set.async_wait(wait_handler());
+    set.async_wait(wait_handler(wh_called));
 #endif

    std::error_code ec;
@@ -118,10 +129,31 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_wait)
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);

 #if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
-    windows::object_handle handle(io_context, c.native_handle());
-    handle.async_wait(wait_handler(handle.native_handle()));
+    windows::object_handle handle(io_context.get_executor(), c.native_handle());
+    handle.async_wait(wait_handler(handle.native_handle(), wh_called));
 #endif
-    std::cout << "async_wait 1" << std::endl;
    io_context.run();
-    std::cout << "async_wait 2" << std::endl;
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(wh_called, "Wait handler not called");
 }
+
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_nowait)
+{
+    // No need to call wait when passing an io_context
+    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
+    using namespace boost::asio;
+
+    std::error_code ec;
+    boost::asio::io_context io_context;
+    bp::child c(
+            master_test_suite().argv[1],
+            "test", "--exit-code", "221",
+            ec,
+            bp::on_exit=[](int exit_code, std::error_code) mutable {},
+            io_context
+    );
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
+    io_context.run();
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(221, c.exit_code());
+}
--- a/test/group.cpp
+++ b/test/group.cpp
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@
 #include <istream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstdlib>
-#if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
-#   include <windows.h>
-typedef boost::asio::windows::stream_handle pipe_end;
-#elif defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
-#   include <sys/wait.h>
-#   include <unistd.h>
-typedef boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor pipe_end;
-#endif

 namespace bp = boost::process;

@@ -66,10 +58,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(group_test, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
    BOOST_CHECK(!c.running());
    if (c.running())
        c.terminate();
+
+    std::cout << "group_test out" << std::endl;
+
 }

 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(attached, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
+    std::cout << "attached" << std::endl;
+
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;

    bp::ipstream is;
@@ -97,10 +94,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(attached, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))


    BOOST_REQUIRE(sub_c);
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50)); //just to be sure.
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100)); //just to be sure.
    

 #if defined( BOOST_POSIX_API )
+    ::waitpid(sub_c.id(), nullptr, WNOHANG);
    BOOST_CHECK(kill(sub_c.id(), 0) == 0);
 #else
    BOOST_CHECK(sub_c.running());
@@ -109,23 +107,27 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(attached, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
    BOOST_REQUIRE_NO_THROW(g.terminate()); 
    
    BOOST_CHECK(sub_c);
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50)); //just to be sure.
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100)); //just to be sure.

    BOOST_CHECK(!c.running());

 #if defined( BOOST_POSIX_API )
-    bool still_runs = kill(sub_c.id(), 0) == 0;
-#else 
+    errno = 0;
+    ::waitpid(sub_c.id(), nullptr, WNOHANG);
+    bool still_runs = (kill(sub_c.id(), 0) == 0) && (errno != ECHILD) && (errno != ESRCH);
+#else
    bool still_runs = sub_c.running();
 #endif
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!still_runs, boost::process::detail::get_last_error().message());

-    BOOST_CHECK(!still_runs);
    if (still_runs)
        sub_c.terminate();
    BOOST_CHECK(!c.running());
    if (c.running())
        c.terminate();

+    std::cout << "attached out" << std::endl;
+
 }


@@ -184,4 +186,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(detached, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
    BOOST_CHECK(!c.running());
    if (c.running())
        c.terminate();
+
+    std::cerr << "detached out" << std::endl;
 }
--- a/test/group_wait.cpp
+++ b/test/group_wait.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2006, 2007 Julio M. Merino Vidal
+// Copyright (c) 2008 Ilya Sokolov, Boris Schaeling
+// Copyright (c) 2009 Boris Schaeling
+// Copyright (c) 2010 Felipe Tanus, Boris Schaeling
+// Copyright (c) 2011, 2012 Jeff Flinn, Boris Schaeling
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MAIN
+#define BOOST_TEST_IGNORE_SIGCHLD
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/process/error.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/io.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/args.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/child.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/group.hpp>
+#include <system_error>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+#include <istream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+namespace bp = boost::process;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(wait_group_test, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+    std::atomic<bool> done{false};
+    std::thread thr{
+        [&]
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < 50 && !done.load(); i++)
+                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+            BOOST_REQUIRE(done.load());
+        }};
+
+
+    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
+
+    std::error_code ec;
+    bp::group g;
+
+
+    bp::child c1(
+            master_test_suite().argv[1],
+            "--wait", "2",
+            g,
+            ec
+    );
+
+    bp::child c2(
+            master_test_suite().argv[1],
+            "--wait", "2",
+            g,
+            ec
+    );
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(c1.running());
+    BOOST_CHECK(c2.running());
+
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(c1.in_group(ec));
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(c2.in_group(ec));
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    g.wait();
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(!c1.running());
+    BOOST_CHECK(!c2.running());
+
+    done.store(true);
+    thr.join();
+}
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(wait_group_test_timeout, *boost::unit_test::timeout(15))
+{
+    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
+
+    std::atomic<bool> done{false};
+    std::thread thr{
+            [&]
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < 150 && !done.load(); i++)
+                    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+                BOOST_REQUIRE(done.load());
+            }};
+
+    std::error_code ec;
+    bp::group g;
+
+
+    bp::child c1(
+            master_test_suite().argv[1],
+            "--wait", "1",
+            g,
+            ec
+    );
+
+    bp::child c2(
+            master_test_suite().argv[1],
+            "--wait", "4",
+            g,
+            ec
+    );
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(c1.running());
+    BOOST_CHECK(c2.running());
+
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(c1.in_group());
+    BOOST_REQUIRE(c2.in_group());
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(!g.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(2), ec));
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, std::to_string(ec.value()) + " == " + ec.message());
+    BOOST_CHECK(!c1.running());
+    BOOST_CHECK(c2.running());
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(g.wait_for(std::chrono::seconds(5), ec));
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, std::to_string(ec.value()) + " == " + ec.message());
+    BOOST_CHECK(!c1.running());
+    BOOST_CHECK(!c2.running());
+
+    done.store(true);
+    thr.join();
+}
--- a/test/limit_fd.cpp
+++ b/test/limit_fd.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 Klemens D. Morgenstern
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MAIN
+#define BOOST_TEST_IGNORE_SIGCHLD
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <boost/process.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/handles.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/pipe.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/io.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/async_pipe.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/extend.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
+#include <system_error>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ip/udp.hpp>
+
+#if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
+#include <boost/winapi/get_current_thread.hpp>
+#include <boost/winapi/get_current_process.hpp>
+#endif
+
+namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
+namespace bp = boost::process;
+namespace bt = boost::this_process;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(leak_test, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
+
+#if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
+    const auto get_handle       = [](FILE * f)                       {return reinterpret_cast<bt::native_handle_type>(_get_osfhandle(_fileno(f)));};
+    const auto socket_to_handle = [](::boost::winapi::UINT_PTR_ sock){return reinterpret_cast<::boost::winapi::HANDLE_>(sock);};
+#else
+    const auto get_handle = [](FILE * f) {return fileno(f);};
+    const auto socket_to_handle = [](int i){ return i;};
+#endif
+
+    std::error_code ec;
+    auto fd_list = bt::get_handles(ec);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), get_handle(stdin)),  1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), get_handle(stdout)), 1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), get_handle(stderr)), 1);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(get_handle(stdin),  ec));      BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(get_handle(stdout), ec));      BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(get_handle(stderr), ec));      BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_GE(fd_list.size(), 3);
+    BOOST_CHECK_GE(bt::get_handles(ec).size(), fd_list.size());
+
+    bp::pipe p;
+
+    {
+
+        auto fd_list_new = bt::get_handles(ec);
+        BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec);
+        BOOST_CHECK_LE(fd_list.size() + 2, fd_list_new.size());
+        fd_list = std::move(fd_list_new);
+    }
+
+
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), p.native_source()), 1);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), p.native_sink()),   1);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(p.native_source(), ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(p.native_sink(),   ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+
+
+    p.close();
+    fd_list = bt::get_handles(ec);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), p.native_source()), 0);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), p.native_sink()),   0);
+
+#if defined( BOOST_WINDOWS_API )
+    std::thread thr([]{});
+    BOOST_CHECK(!bt::is_stream_handle(thr.native_handle(), ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    thr.join();
+#else
+# if defined(TFD_CLOEXEC) //check timer
+    int timer_fd = ::timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_CLOEXEC);
+    BOOST_CHECK(!bt::is_stream_handle(timer_fd , ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+#endif
+# if defined(EFD_CLOEXEC) && defined(EFD_NONBLOCK)
+    int event_fd =::eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC | EFD_NONBLOCK);
+    BOOST_CHECK(!bt::is_stream_handle(event_fd , ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+#endif
+    int dir_fd = ::dirfd(::opendir("."));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!bt::is_stream_handle(dir_fd , ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+#endif
+
+
+    boost::asio::io_context ioc;
+    boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket tcp_socket(ioc);
+    boost::asio::ip::udp::socket udp_socket(ioc);
+    bp::async_pipe ap(ioc);
+
+    tcp_socket.open(boost::asio::ip::tcp::v4());
+    udp_socket.open(boost::asio::ip::udp::v4());
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(socket_to_handle(tcp_socket.native_handle()), ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(socket_to_handle(udp_socket.native_handle()), ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(std::move(ap).sink().  native_handle(), ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+    BOOST_CHECK(bt::is_stream_handle(std::move(ap).source().native_handle(), ec)); BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+}
+
+struct on_setup_t
+{
+    std::vector<bt::native_handle_type> &res;
+
+    on_setup_t(std::vector<bt::native_handle_type> & res) : res(res) {}
+    template<typename Executor>
+    void operator()(Executor & e)
+    {
+        bp::extend::foreach_used_handle(e, [this](bt::native_handle_type handle)
+        {
+            res.push_back(handle);
+            std::cout << "Pushing " << handle << std::endl;
+        });
+    }
+};
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(iterate_handles, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
+
+    std::vector<bt::native_handle_type> res;
+
+    bp::pipe p_in;
+    bp::pipe p_out;
+
+    auto source = p_in.native_source();
+    auto   sink = p_out.native_sink();
+    std::error_code ec;
+
+    BOOST_WARN_NE(source, sink); //Sanity check
+
+    const auto ret = bp::system(master_test_suite().argv[1], "--exit-code" , "42",
+                   bp::std_in  < p_out,
+                   bp::std_out > p_in,
+                   bp::extend::on_setup(on_setup_t(res)), ec);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(!ec, ec.message());
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ret, 42);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(res.begin(), res.end(), p_in. native_sink()), 0);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(std::count(res.begin(), res.end(), p_out.native_source()), 0);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(limit_fd, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+#if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
+    const auto get_handle = [](FILE * f){return std::to_string(_get_osfhandle(_fileno(f)));};
+#else
+    const auto get_handle = [](FILE * f){return std::to_string(fileno(f));};
+#endif
+
+    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(bp::system(master_test_suite().argv[1], "--has-handle",  get_handle(stdout), bp::std_err > stderr), EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(bp::system(master_test_suite().argv[1], "--has-handle",  get_handle(stderr), bp::std_err > stderr), EXIT_SUCCESS);
+
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(bp::system(master_test_suite().argv[1], "--has-handle", get_handle(stdout), bp::std_err > stderr, bp::limit_handles), EXIT_FAILURE);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(bp::system(master_test_suite().argv[1], "--has-handle", get_handle(stderr), bp::std_err > stderr, bp::limit_handles), EXIT_SUCCESS);
+
+}
--- a/test/no_ansi_apps.cpp
+++ b/test/no_ansi_apps.cpp
@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@
 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
 // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

+#include <boost/system/api_config.hpp>
+#if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
 #define BOOST_NO_ANSI_APIS 1
+#endif
 #include <boost/process.hpp>
--- a/test/pipe.cpp
+++ b/test/pipe.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
 #include <thread>

 #include <boost/process/pipe.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/environment.hpp>

 using namespace std;
 namespace bp = boost::process;

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( pipe_tests );
+
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(plain, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
 {
    bp::pipe pipe;
@@ -35,7 +39,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(named, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
 #if defined( BOOST_WINDOWS_API )
    bp::pipe pipe("\\\\.\\pipe\\pipe_name");
 #elif defined( BOOST_POSIX_API )
-    bp::pipe pipe("./test_pipe");
+    const auto home_path = boost::this_process::environment()["HOME"].to_string();
+    bp::pipe pipe(home_path  + "/.boost_process_test_pipe");
 #endif

    std::string in  = "xyz";
@@ -97,6 +102,110 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stream, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, j);
 }

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stream_move, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+{
+
+    bp::pipe pipe;
+
+    bp::pstream os(pipe);
+    bp::ipstream is(pipe);
+
+    int i = 42, j = 0, k = 0;
+
+    os << i << std::endl;
+    os << std::endl;
+    is >> j;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, j);
+
+    bp::pstream os2 = std::move(os);
+    bp::ipstream is2 = std::move(is);
+    os2 << i << std::endl;
+    os2 << std::endl;
+    is2 >> k;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, k);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ostream_move, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+{
+
+    bp::pipe pipe;
+
+    bp::opstream os(pipe);
+    bp::ipstream is(pipe);
+
+    int i = 42, j = 0, k = 0;
+
+    os << i << std::endl;
+    os << std::endl;
+    is >> j;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, j);
+
+    bp::opstream os2 = std::move(os);
+    bp::ipstream is2 = std::move(is);
+    os2 << i << std::endl;
+    os2 << std::endl;
+    is2 >> k;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, k);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stream_move_assignment, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+{
+
+    bp::pipe pipe;
+
+    bp::pstream os(pipe);
+    bp::ipstream is(pipe);
+
+    int i = 42, j = 0, k = 0;
+
+    os << i << std::endl;
+    os << std::endl;
+    is >> j;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, j);
+
+    bp::pstream os2;
+    os2 = std::move(os);
+    bp::ipstream is2;
+    is2 = std::move(is);
+    os2 << i << std::endl;
+    os2 << std::endl;
+    is2 >> k;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, k);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ostream_move_assignment, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+{
+
+    bp::pipe pipe;
+
+    bp::opstream os(pipe);
+    bp::ipstream is(pipe);
+
+    int i = 42, j = 0, k = 0;
+
+    os << i << std::endl;
+    os << std::endl;
+    is >> j;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, j);
+
+    bp::opstream os2;
+    os2 = std::move(os);
+    bp::ipstream is2;
+    is2 = std::move(is);
+    os2 << i << std::endl;
+    os2 << std::endl;
+    is2 >> k;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, k);
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stream_line, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
 {

@@ -230,3 +339,37 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(coverage, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
    }
 }

+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stream_close, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+    bp::pipe p;
+    int i = 1234, j = 0;
+    bp::opstream op{p};
+    bp::ipstream ip{p};
+    p.close();
+
+    op << i << " ";
+    op.close();
+
+    ip >> j;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, j);
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(stream_close_scope, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+    bp::pipe p;
+    int i = 1234, j = 0;
+    bp::ipstream ip;
+
+    {
+        bp::opstream op{ip.pipe()};
+        op << i << " ";
+    }
+    ip >> j;
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(i, j);
+}
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/pipe_fwd.cpp
+++ b/test/pipe_fwd.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cstdlib>

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE( pipe_tests );

 namespace bp = boost::process;

@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
    );
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);

+    BOOST_TEST_INFO("Launching child 2");
+
    bp::child c2(
        master_test_suite().argv[1],
        bp::args={"test", "--prefix-once", "hello "},
@@ -74,3 +77,4 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))

 }

+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
--- a/test/posix_specific.cpp
+++ b/test/posix_specific.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <boost/process.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/posix.hpp>

+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
 #include <system_error>


@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <errno.h>

+namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 namespace bp = boost::process;

 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(bind_fd, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
@@ -99,3 +102,67 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(execve_throw_on_error, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(e.code().value(), ENOENT);
    }
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(leak_test, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+{
+    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;
+
+    std::error_code ec;
+
+    const auto pid = boost::this_process::get_id();
+    const auto  fd_path = fs::path("/proc") / std::to_string(pid) / "fd";
+
+    auto get_fds = [&]{
+        std::vector<int> fds;
+        for (auto && fd : fs::directory_iterator(fd_path))
+            fds.push_back(std::stoi(fd.path().filename().string()));
+        return fds;
+    };
+
+    std::vector<int> fd_list = get_fds();
+    if (fd_list.empty()) //then there's no /proc in the current linux distribution.
+        return;
+
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(std::find(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), STDOUT_FILENO) != fd_list.end());
+    BOOST_CHECK(std::find(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(),  STDIN_FILENO) != fd_list.end());
+    BOOST_CHECK(std::find(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), STDERR_FILENO) != fd_list.end());
+
+    bp::pipe p; //should add two descriptors.
+
+    auto fd_list_new = get_fds();
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fd_list_new.size(), fd_list.size() + 2);
+    fd_list.push_back(p.native_source());
+    fd_list.push_back(p.native_sink());
+
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+            bp::system(
+                    master_test_suite().argv[1],
+                    "test", "--exit-code", "123",  ec), 123);
+
+    fd_list_new = get_fds();
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fd_list.size(), fd_list_new.size());
+
+
+    const int native_source = p.native_source();
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+            bp::system(
+                    master_test_suite().argv[1],
+                    bp::std_in < p,
+                    "test", "--exit-code", "123",  ec), 123);
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(!ec);
+
+   ////now, p.source should be closed, so we remove it from fd_list
+
+   const auto itr = std::find(fd_list.begin(), fd_list.end(), native_source);
+   if (itr != fd_list.end())
+       fd_list.erase(itr);
+
+    fd_list_new = get_fds();
+
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(fd_list.size(), fd_list_new.size());
+
+}
--- a/test/sparring_partner.cpp
+++ b/test/sparring_partner.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <boost/range/algorithm_ext/push_back.hpp>
 #include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp>
 #include <boost/process/environment.hpp>
+#include <boost/process/handles.hpp>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include <iterator>
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
        ("pwd", bool_switch())
        ("query", value<std::string>())
        ("stdin-to-stdout", bool_switch())
+        ("has-handle", value<std::uintptr_t>())
 #if defined(BOOST_POSIX_API)
        ("posix-echo-one", value<std::vector<std::string> >()->multitoken())
        ("posix-echo-two", value<std::vector<std::string> >()->multitoken());
@@ -223,5 +225,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
        std::cout << si.dwFlags << std::endl;
    }
 #endif
+    else if (vm.count("has-handle"))
+    {
+#if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API)
+        const auto handle = reinterpret_cast<boost::this_process::native_handle_type>(vm["has-handle"].as<std::uintptr_t>());
+#else
+        const auto handle = static_cast<boost::this_process::native_handle_type>(vm["has-handle"].as<std::uintptr_t>());
+#endif
+        auto all_handles = boost::this_process::get_handles();
+        return (std::find(all_handles.begin(), all_handles.end(), handle) != all_handles.end()) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
--- a/test/spawn.cpp
+++ b/test/spawn.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor pipe_end;
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 namespace bp = boost::process;

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(sync_spawn, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct read_handler
    }
 };

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(async_spawn, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;

--- a/test/system_test1.cpp
+++ b/test/system_test1.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ typedef boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor pipe_end;
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 namespace bp = boost::process;

-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(exit_code, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(system_exit_code, *boost::unit_test::timeout(5))
 {
    using boost::unit_test::framework::master_test_suite;

@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(implicit_async_io, *boost::unit_test::timeout(2))

    std::future<std::string> fut;
    std::error_code ec;
-    bp::system(
+    int res = bp::system(
        master_test_suite().argv[1],
        "test", "--echo-stdout", "abc",
        bp::std_out > fut,
        ec
    );
    BOOST_REQUIRE(!ec);
-
    BOOST_REQUIRE(fut.valid());
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(res, 0);
    BOOST_CHECK(boost::starts_with(
            fut.get(), "abc"));
 }
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More