Pause process.stdin in stdin getter

Otherwise, it'll be ref'ed, and keep the process hanging.
nodejs · Feb 21, 2012 · 634b4de · 634b4de
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diff --git a/src/node.js b/src/node.js
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@
       // For supporting legacy API we put the FD here.
       stdin.fd = fd;
 
+      // stdin starts out life in a paused state, but node doesn't
+      // know yet.  Call pause() explicitly to unref() it.
+      stdin.pause();
+
       return stdin;
     });
 

diff --git a/test/simple/test-stdin-hang.js b/test/simple/test-stdin-hang.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors.
+//
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+
+var common = require('../common');
+
+// This test *only* verifies that invoking the stdin getter does not
+// cause node to hang indefinitely.
+// If it does, then the test-runner will nuke it.
+
+// invoke the getter.
+process.stdin;
+
+console.error('Should exit normally now.');