wxExecute() fixes and doc updates: the return value for sync exec case is now

the exit code of the process and not its pid. Warning: MSW code is untested.


git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@1712 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775

docs/latex/wx/function.tex

@@ -946,9 +946,13 @@ arguments, terminated by NULL.
 If {\it sync} is FALSE (the default), flow of control immediately returns.
 If TRUE, the current application waits until the other program has terminated.
 
-The return value is the process id, not the exit code of invoked program (for
-this you should use wxProcess). A zero value indicates that the command could
-not be executed.
+In the case of synchronous execution, the return value is trhe exit code of
+the process (which terminates by the moment the function returns) and will be
+$-1$ if the process couldn't be started and typically 0 if the process
+terminated successfully.
+
+For asynchronous execution, however, the return value is the process id and
+zero value indicates that the command could not be executed.
 
 If callback isn't NULL and if execution is asynchronous (note that callback
 parameter can not be non NULL for synchronous execution), 

src/gtk/utilsgtk.cpp

@@ -252,10 +252,14 @@ bool wxDirExists( const wxString& dir )
 // subprocess routines
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// if pid > 0, the execution is async and the data is freed in
+// GTK_EndProcessDetector, if pid < 0, the execution is synchronous and the
+// caller (wxExecute) frees the data
 struct wxEndProcessData
 {
     gint pid, tag;
     wxProcess *process;
+    int  exitcode;
 };
 
 static void GTK_EndProcessDetector(gpointer data, gint source,
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ static void GTK_EndProcessDetector(gpointer data, gint source,
     //     one)
     int status = -1;
 #if !defined(__sgi)
-    wait4(proc_data->pid, &status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
+    wait4(pid, &status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
 #else
     wait3(&status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
 #endif
@@ -286,10 +290,17 @@ static void GTK_EndProcessDetector(gpointer data, gint source,
         proc_data->process->OnTerminate(proc_data->pid, status);
 
     if (proc_data->pid > 0)
+    {
         delete proc_data;
+    }
     else
+    {
+        // wxExecute() will know about it
+        proc_data->exitcode = status;
+
         proc_data->pid = 0;
     }
+}
 
 long wxExecute( char **argv, bool sync, wxProcess *process )
 {
@@ -356,27 +367,36 @@ long wxExecute( char **argv, bool sync, wxProcess *process )
         close(end_proc_detect[1]); // close writing side
         data->tag = gdk_input_add(end_proc_detect[0], GDK_INPUT_READ,
                                   GTK_EndProcessDetector, (gpointer)data);
-        data->pid = pid;
-        if (!sync)
+        if ( sync )
         {
-            data->process = process;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            data->process = process;
-            data->pid = -(data->pid);
+            wxASSERT_MSG( !process, "wxProcess param ignored for sync exec" );
+            data->process = NULL;
 
+            // sync execution: indicate it by negating the pid
+            data->pid = -pid;
+
+            // it will be set to 0 from GTK_EndProcessDetector
             while (data->pid != 0)
                 wxYield();
 
-            delete data;
-        }
+            int exitcode = data->exitcode;
+
+            delete data;
+
+            return exitcode;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // async execution, nothing special to do - caller will be
+            // notified about the process terminationif process != NULL, data
+            // will be deleted in GTK_EndProcessDetector
+            data->process = process;
+            data->pid = pid;
 
-        // @@@ our return value indicates success even if execvp() in the child
-        //     failed!
             return pid;
         }
     }
+}
 
 long wxExecute( const wxString& command, bool sync, wxProcess *process )
 {

src/gtk1/utilsgtk.cpp

@@ -252,10 +252,14 @@ bool wxDirExists( const wxString& dir )
 // subprocess routines
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// if pid > 0, the execution is async and the data is freed in
+// GTK_EndProcessDetector, if pid < 0, the execution is synchronous and the
+// caller (wxExecute) frees the data
 struct wxEndProcessData
 {
     gint pid, tag;
     wxProcess *process;
+    int  exitcode;
 };
 
 static void GTK_EndProcessDetector(gpointer data, gint source,
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ static void GTK_EndProcessDetector(gpointer data, gint source,
     //     one)
     int status = -1;
 #if !defined(__sgi)
-    wait4(proc_data->pid, &status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
+    wait4(pid, &status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
 #else
     wait3(&status, 0, (rusage *) NULL);
 #endif
@@ -286,10 +290,17 @@ static void GTK_EndProcessDetector(gpointer data, gint source,
         proc_data->process->OnTerminate(proc_data->pid, status);
 
     if (proc_data->pid > 0)
+    {
         delete proc_data;
+    }
     else
+    {
+        // wxExecute() will know about it
+        proc_data->exitcode = status;
+
         proc_data->pid = 0;
     }
+}
 
 long wxExecute( char **argv, bool sync, wxProcess *process )
 {
@@ -356,27 +367,36 @@ long wxExecute( char **argv, bool sync, wxProcess *process )
         close(end_proc_detect[1]); // close writing side
         data->tag = gdk_input_add(end_proc_detect[0], GDK_INPUT_READ,
                                   GTK_EndProcessDetector, (gpointer)data);
-        data->pid = pid;
-        if (!sync)
+        if ( sync )
         {
-            data->process = process;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            data->process = process;
-            data->pid = -(data->pid);
+            wxASSERT_MSG( !process, "wxProcess param ignored for sync exec" );
+            data->process = NULL;
 
+            // sync execution: indicate it by negating the pid
+            data->pid = -pid;
+
+            // it will be set to 0 from GTK_EndProcessDetector
             while (data->pid != 0)
                 wxYield();
 
-            delete data;
-        }
+            int exitcode = data->exitcode;
+
+            delete data;
+
+            return exitcode;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // async execution, nothing special to do - caller will be
+            // notified about the process terminationif process != NULL, data
+            // will be deleted in GTK_EndProcessDetector
+            data->process = process;
+            data->pid = pid;
 
-        // @@@ our return value indicates success even if execvp() in the child
-        //     failed!
             return pid;
         }
     }
+}
 
 long wxExecute( const wxString& command, bool sync, wxProcess *process )
 {

src/msw/utilsexc.cpp

@@ -260,7 +260,17 @@ long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync, wxProcess *handler)
     data->dwProcessId = pi.dwProcessId;
     data->hWnd        = hwnd;
     data->state       = sync;
+    if ( sync )
+    {
+        wxASSERT_MSG( !handler, "wxProcess param ignored for sync execution" );
+
+        data->handler = NULL;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // may be NULL or not
         data->handler = handler;
+    }
 
     DWORD tid;
     HANDLE hThread = ::CreateThread(NULL,
@@ -284,6 +294,8 @@ long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync, wxProcess *handler)
     if ( !sync )
     {
         // clean up will be done when the process terminates
+
+        // return the pid
         return pi.dwProcessId;
     }
 
@@ -291,9 +303,11 @@ long wxExecute(const wxString& command, bool sync, wxProcess *handler)
     while ( data->state )
         wxYield();
 
+    DWORD dwExitCode = data->dwExitCode;
     delete data;
 
-    return pi.dwProcessId;
+    // return the exit code
+    return dwExitCode;
 #endif // 0/1
 #else // Win16
     long instanceID = WinExec((LPCSTR) WXSTRINGCAST command, SW_SHOW);