From ac287956425964edcbba8b65cd262b73a4e18c13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: A_A <21040751+Otto-AA@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:30:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] import setproctitle after forking on macOS

---
 mutmut/__main__.py | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mutmut/__main__.py b/mutmut/__main__.py
index bb20089a..b0bdaa07 100644
--- a/mutmut/__main__.py
+++ b/mutmut/__main__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import signal
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import platform
 from abc import ABC
 from collections import defaultdict
 from configparser import (
@@ -55,7 +56,11 @@
 import libcst as cst
 import libcst.matchers as m
 from rich.text import Text
-from setproctitle import setproctitle
+
+# do not import on macOS before forking, because this causes a segfault on newer versions (see #446)
+# on other platforms, import before forking for a small performance gain (import takes some miliseconds; re-import later on is instant)
+if platform.system() != 'Darwin':
+    from setproctitle import setproctitle
 
 import mutmut
 from mutmut.code_coverage import gather_coverage, get_covered_lines_for_file
@@ -1101,6 +1106,8 @@ def read_one_child_exit_status():
             if not pid:
                 # In the child
                 os.environ['MUTANT_UNDER_TEST'] = mutant_name
+                # import for macOS (on other platforms, this re-import does nothing)
+                from setproctitle import setproctitle
                 setproctitle(f'mutmut: {mutant_name}')
 
                 # Run fast tests first