Changes in / [fc625fb:b343c2c]

File:

• functions.c (modified) (1 diff)

functions.c

@@ -3156 +3156 @@
     }
     
-    /* if it exited, spawn a new one */
+    /* if it exited, fork & exec a new one */
     if (owl_global_get_newmsgproc_pid(&g)==0) {
+      pid_t i;
       int myargc;
-      char **argv = owl_parseline(owl_global_get_newmsgproc(&g), &myargc);
-      if (myargc < 0) {
-        owl_function_debugmsg("Could not parse newmsgproc '%s': unbalanced quotes?",
-                              owl_global_get_newmsgproc(&g));
-      } else if (myargc > 0) {
-        /* Spawn the child. */
-        pid_t pid;
-        GError *error = NULL;
-        owl_function_debugmsg("About to exec \"%s\" with %d arguments", argv[0], myargc);
-        if (g_spawn_async(NULL, argv, NULL,
-                          G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH | G_SPAWN_DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD,
-                          NULL, NULL, &pid, &error)) {
-          owl_global_set_newmsgproc_pid(&g, pid);
-          owl_function_debugmsg("I'm the parent and I started a new newmsgproc with pid %i", pid);
-        } else {
-          owl_function_debugmsg("Cannot run newmsgproc '%s': %s",
-                                owl_global_get_newmsgproc(&g), error->message);
-          g_error_free(error);
-        }
+      i=fork();
+      if (i) {
+        /* parent set the child's pid */
+        owl_global_set_newmsgproc_pid(&g, i);
+        owl_function_debugmsg("I'm the parent and I started a new newmsgproc with pid %i", i);
+      } else {
+        /* child exec's the program */
+        char **parsed;
+        parsed=owl_parseline(owl_global_get_newmsgproc(&g), &myargc);
+        if (myargc < 0) {
+          owl_function_debugmsg("Could not parse newmsgproc '%s': unbalanced quotes?", owl_global_get_newmsgproc(&g));
+        }
+        if (myargc <= 0) {
+          _exit(127);
+        }
+        owl_function_debugmsg("About to exec \"%s\" with %d arguments", parsed[0], myargc);
+        
+        execvp(parsed[0], parsed);
+        
+        
+        /* was there an error exec'ing? */
+        owl_function_debugmsg("Cannot run newmsgproc '%s': cannot exec '%s': %s", 
+                              owl_global_get_newmsgproc(&g), parsed[0], strerror(errno));
+        _exit(127);
       }
-      g_strfreev(argv);
     }
   }