--- a/configure.in	Tue May 24 17:01:00 2011 -0700
+++ b/configure.in	Fri May 27 09:50:24 2011 -0700
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
         case "${enableval}" in
           yes) ;;
           no)  ;;
-          *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --static-tools) ;;
+          *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-static-tools) ;;
         esac
     ],
     [
@@ -324,6 +324,34 @@
 fi
 
 
+# The following lines adds the --enable-profiling option to configure:
+#
+# Give the user the choice to enter one of these:
+# --enable-profiling
+# --enable-profiling=yes
+# --enable-profiling=no
+#
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to link with gprof profiling])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([profiling],
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-profiling], [link with gprof profiling]),
+    [
+        case "${enableval}" in
+          yes)
+              CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -pg"
+              CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -pg"
+              CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -pg"
+              ;;
+          no)
+              ;;
+          *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --profiling) ;;
+        esac
+    ],
+    [
+        enable_profiling=no
+    ])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$enable_profiling])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(GPROF_PROFILING, [test "$enable_profiling" = "yes"])
+
 
 AC_OUTPUT(                  \
     Makefile                \

--- a/regression/regression-tests.bash	Tue May 24 17:01:00 2011 -0700
+++ b/regression/regression-tests.bash	Fri May 27 09:50:24 2011 -0700
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 [ "$2" == "reg" ] && regression="yes"
 [ "$regression" == "yes" ] && val=""
 
-$func   1 ams.pst
+#$func   1 ams.pst
 #$func   2 sample_64.pst
 #$func   3 test.pst
 #$func   4 big_mail.pst
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 #$func  23 rendgen5.pst          # appointment test cases
 #$func  24 paul.sheer.pst        # embedded rfc822 attachment
 #$func  25 jerry.pst             # non ascii subject lines
-#$func  26 phill.bertolus.pst    # possible segfault in forked process, cannot reproduce
+$func  26 phill.bertolus.pst    # possible segfault in forked process, cannot reproduce
 #$func  27 justin.phelps.pst     # segfault?
 
 

--- a/src/readpst.c	Tue May 24 17:01:00 2011 -0700
+++ b/src/readpst.c	Fri May 27 09:50:24 2011 -0700
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_FORK
 #ifdef HAVE_SEMAPHORE_H
     if (global_children) {
-        sem_getvalue(global_children, &available);
+        //sem_getvalue(global_children, &available);
         //printf("grim reaper %s for pid %d (parent %d) with %d children, %d available\n", (waitall) ? "all" : "", getpid(), getppid(), active_children, available);
         //fflush(stdout);
         int i,j;
@@ -330,10 +330,35 @@
                     DEBUG_INFO(("I have an email type %"PRIi32", but the folder type %"PRIi32" isn't an email folder. Skipping it\n", item->type, ff.type));
                 }
                 else {
+                    ff.item_count++;
                     char *extra_mime_headers = NULL;
-                    ff.item_count++;
-                    if (mode == MODE_SEPARATE) mk_separate_file(&ff, (mode_EX) ? ".eml" : "");
-                    write_normal_email(ff.output, ff.name, item, mode, mode_MH, &pstfile, save_rtf_body, &extra_mime_headers);
+                    if (mode == MODE_SEPARATE) {
+                        // process this single email message, possibly forking
+                        pid_t parent = getpid();
+                        pid_t child = try_fork(item->file_as.str);
+                        if (child == 0) {
+                            // we are the child process, or the original parent if no children were available
+                            pid_t me = getpid();
+                            mk_separate_file(&ff, (mode_EX) ? ".eml" : "");
+                            write_normal_email(ff.output, ff.name, item, mode, mode_MH, &pstfile, save_rtf_body, &extra_mime_headers);
+#ifdef HAVE_FORK
+#ifdef HAVE_SEMAPHORE_H
+                            if (me != parent) {
+                                // we really were a child, forked for the sole purpose of processing this message
+                                // free my child count slot before really exiting, since
+                                // all I am doing here is waiting for my children to exit
+                                sem_post(global_children);
+                                grim_reaper(1); // wait for all my child processes to exit - there should not be any
+                                exit(0);        // really exit
+                            }
+#endif
+#endif
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        // process this single email message, cannot fork since not separate mode
+                        write_normal_email(ff.output, ff.name, item, mode, mode_MH, &pstfile, save_rtf_body, &extra_mime_headers);
+                    }
                 }
             }