Thread overview
[Issue 3158] New: std.process.execv() not return result, but terminate application
Jul 09, 2009
BCS
Jul 13, 2009
Witold Baryluk
[Issue 3158] (D1 only) std.process.execv() incorrect documentation
Apr 01, 2013
Martin Krejcirik
Apr 01, 2013
Martin Krejcirik
July 09, 2009
http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3158

           Summary: std.process.execv() not return result, but terminate
                    application
           Product: D
           Version: 2.031
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Windows
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Phobos
        AssignedTo: nobody@puremagic.com
        ReportedBy: golovanov_alexey@mail.ru


Phobos in DMD 2.031, 2.030, 1.045 on Windows XP SP3:

function int std.process.execv(in string pathname, in immutable(char)[][] argv)
not return any value, but terminate application.

Short example - caller.exe should run called.exe, then print returned value:

/*** begin file caller.d */
import std.process;
import std.stdio;

void main()
{
  string[] args = ["a1", "b2", "c3"];
  int res = std.process.execv("called.exe", args);
  writefln("res=%d", res); /*this line never executed*/
}/*** end file caller.d */

In Windiws XP environment caller.exe terminates with code 0 while executing
execv() function, and writefln() never executed - no any output occure;

Under debug we can see calls:

_Dmain -> std@process@execv -> _execv -> ___spawn -> sub_4263F0 -> _exec -> _exit

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BCS <shro8822@vandals.uidaho.edu> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from BCS <shro8822@vandals.uidaho.edu>  2009-07-09 07:41:41 PDT ---
This is spec is almost certainly wrong because the POSIX exec* calls replace the current process with whatever it is called with, The function never returns unless something goes wrong. These functions should be renamed or re speced.

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Witold Baryluk <baryluk@smp.if.uj.edu.pl> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Witold Baryluk <baryluk@smp.if.uj.edu.pl>  2009-07-13 03:07:14 PDT ---
exec* calls bahaves this way. So IMHO documentation should be fixed.

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Martin Krejcirik <mk@krej.cz> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |mk@krej.cz
          Component|Phobos                      |websites
            Version|2.031                       |D1
         Resolution|                            |FIXED
            Summary|std.process.execv() not     |(D1 only)
                   |return result, but          |std.process.execv()
                   |terminate application       |incorrect documentation
         OS/Version|Windows                     |Other


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Martin Krejcirik <mk@krej.cz> changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |REOPENED
         Resolution|FIXED                       |


--- Comment #3 from Martin Krejcirik <mk@krej.cz> 2013-04-01 23:11:22 CEST ---
Sorry, accidentally closed, reopening.

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