Editing Online Developer Meeting (2021-10-26)
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* Could we use <code>spawn</code> with <code>P_WAIT</code> instead? IIUC, that would require passing the return code from the spawned process. What else? | * Could we use <code>spawn</code> with <code>P_WAIT</code> instead? IIUC, that would require passing the return code from the spawned process. What else? | ||
** '''[jwe]''' We have too many different ways of starting and interacting with subprocesses (popen, popen2, system, spawn, procbuf, procstream, etc.).Β Is it possible to use just one C++ function to provide all the public functions we need to support? | ** '''[jwe]''' We have too many different ways of starting and interacting with subprocesses (popen, popen2, system, spawn, procbuf, procstream, etc.).Β Is it possible to use just one C++ function to provide all the public functions we need to support? | ||
** '''Long term:''' Get rid of the wrapper program on all platforms. That would require the new command line interface and the possibility to dynamically load the GUI (optionally). This will probably not happen before Octave 8. | ** '''Long term:''' Get rid of the wrapper program on all platforms. That would require the new command line interface and the possibility to dynamically load the GUI (optionally). This will probably not happen before Octave 8. | ||
** '''Short term:''' Test if the wrapper can be replaced with a link (or copy) of "octave-gui.exe" in MSYS2. See [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61396 bug #61396: octave wrapper executable not working properly on Windows] | ** '''Short term:''' Test if the wrapper can be replaced with a link (or copy) of "octave-gui.exe" in MSYS2. See [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61396 bug #61396: octave wrapper executable not working properly on Windows] |