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{

This file is part of the Free Component Library (FCL)

See the file COPYING.FPC, included in this distribution,

for details about the copyright.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

**********************************************************************}

{$mode objfpc}

{$h+}

unit process;

interface

Uses Classes,

pipes,

SysUtils;

Type

TProcessOption = (poRunSuspended,poWaitOnExit,

poUsePipes,poStderrToOutPut,

poNoConsole,poNewConsole,

poDefaultErrorMode,poNewProcessGroup,

poDebugProcess,poDebugOnlyThisProcess);

TShowWindowOptions = (swoNone,swoHIDE,swoMaximize,swoMinimize,swoRestore,swoShow,

swoShowDefault,swoShowMaximized,swoShowMinimized,

swoshowMinNOActive,swoShowNA,swoShowNoActivate,swoShowNormal);

TStartupOption = (suoUseShowWindow,suoUseSize,suoUsePosition,

suoUseCountChars,suoUseFillAttribute);

TProcessPriority = (ppHigh,ppIdle,ppNormal,ppRealTime);

TProcessOptions = set of TProcessOption;

TStartupOptions = set of TStartupOption;

Type

{$ifdef UNIX}

TProcessForkEvent = procedure(Sender : TObject) of object;

{$endif UNIX}

{ TProcess }

TProcess = Class (TComponent)

Private

FProcessOptions : TProcessOptions;

FStartupOptions : TStartupOptions;

FProcessID : Integer;

FTerminalProgram: String;

FThreadID : Integer;

FProcessHandle : Thandle;

FThreadHandle : Thandle;

FFillAttribute : Cardinal;

FApplicationName : string;

FConsoleTitle : String;

FCommandLine : String;

FCurrentDirectory : String;

FDesktop : String;

FEnvironment : Tstrings;

FExecutable : String;

FParameters : TStrings;

FShowWindow : TShowWindowOptions;

FInherithandles : Boolean;

{$ifdef UNIX}

FForkEvent : TProcessForkEvent;

{$endif UNIX}

FProcessPriority : TProcessPriority;

dwXCountchars,

dwXSize,

dwYsize,

dwx,

dwYcountChars,

dwy : Cardinal;

FXTermProgram: String;

FPipeBufferSize : cardinal;

Procedure FreeStreams;

Function GetExitStatus : Integer;

Function GetExitCode : Integer;

Function GetRunning : Boolean;

Function GetWindowRect : TRect;

procedure SetCommandLine(const AValue: String);

procedure SetParameters(const AValue: TStrings);

Procedure SetWindowRect (Value : TRect);

Procedure SetShowWindow (Value : TShowWindowOptions);

Procedure SetWindowColumns (Value : Cardinal);

Procedure SetWindowHeight (Value : Cardinal);

Procedure SetWindowLeft (Value : Cardinal);

Procedure SetWindowRows (Value : Cardinal);

Procedure SetWindowTop (Value : Cardinal);

Procedure SetWindowWidth (Value : Cardinal);

procedure SetApplicationName(const Value: String);

procedure SetProcessOptions(const Value: TProcessOptions);

procedure SetActive(const Value: Boolean);

procedure SetEnvironment(const Value: TStrings);

Procedure ConvertCommandLine;

function PeekExitStatus: Boolean;

Protected

FRunning : Boolean;

FExitCode : Cardinal;

FInputStream : TOutputPipeStream;

FOutputStream : TInputPipeStream;

FStderrStream : TInputPipeStream;

procedure CloseProcessHandles; virtual;

Procedure CreateStreams(InHandle,OutHandle,ErrHandle : Longint);virtual;

procedure FreeStream(var AStream: THandleStream);

procedure Loaded; override;

Public

Constructor Create (AOwner : TComponent);override;

Destructor Destroy; override;

Procedure Execute; virtual;

procedure CloseInput; virtual;

procedure CloseOutput; virtual;

procedure CloseStderr; virtual;

Function Resume : Integer; virtual;

Function Suspend : Integer; virtual;

Function Terminate (AExitCode : Integer): Boolean; virtual;

Function WaitOnExit : Boolean;

Property WindowRect : Trect Read GetWindowRect Write SetWindowRect;

Property Handle : THandle Read FProcessHandle;

Property ProcessHandle : THandle Read FProcessHandle;

Property ThreadHandle : THandle Read FThreadHandle;

Property ProcessID : Integer Read FProcessID;

Property ThreadID : Integer Read FThreadID;

Property Input : TOutputPipeStream Read FInputStream;

Property Output : TInputPipeStream Read FOutputStream;

Property Stderr : TinputPipeStream Read FStderrStream;

Property ExitStatus : Integer Read GetExitStatus;

Property ExitCode : Integer Read GetExitCode;

Property InheritHandles : Boolean Read FInheritHandles Write FInheritHandles;

{$ifdef UNIX}

property OnForkEvent : TProcessForkEvent Read FForkEvent Write FForkEvent;

{$endif UNIX}

Published

property PipeBufferSize : cardinal read FPipeBufferSize write FPipeBufferSize default 1024;

Property Active : Boolean Read GetRunning Write SetActive;

Property ApplicationName : String Read FApplicationName Write SetApplicationName; deprecated;

Property CommandLine : String Read FCommandLine Write SetCommandLine ; deprecated;

Property Executable : String Read FExecutable Write FExecutable;

Property Parameters : TStrings Read FParameters Write SetParameters;

Property ConsoleTitle : String Read FConsoleTitle Write FConsoleTitle;

Property CurrentDirectory : String Read FCurrentDirectory Write FCurrentDirectory;

Property Desktop : String Read FDesktop Write FDesktop;

Property Environment : TStrings Read FEnvironment Write SetEnvironment;

Property Options : TProcessOptions Read FProcessOptions Write SetProcessOptions;

Property Priority : TProcessPriority Read FProcessPriority Write FProcessPriority;

Property StartupOptions : TStartupOptions Read FStartupOptions Write FStartupOptions;

Property Running : Boolean Read GetRunning;

Property ShowWindow : TShowWindowOptions Read FShowWindow Write SetShowWindow;

Property WindowColumns : Cardinal Read dwXCountChars Write SetWindowColumns;

Property WindowHeight : Cardinal Read dwYSize Write SetWindowHeight;

Property WindowLeft : Cardinal Read dwX Write SetWindowLeft;

Property WindowRows : Cardinal Read dwYCountChars Write SetWindowRows;

Property WindowTop : Cardinal Read dwY Write SetWindowTop ;

Property WindowWidth : Cardinal Read dwXSize Write SetWindowWidth;

Property FillAttribute : Cardinal read FFillAttribute Write FFillAttribute;

Property XTermProgram : String Read FXTermProgram Write FXTermProgram;

end;

EProcess = Class(Exception);

Procedure CommandToList(S : String; List : TStrings);

{$ifdef unix}

Var

TryTerminals : Array of string;

XTermProgram : String;

Function DetectXTerm : String;

{$endif unix}

function RunCommandIndir(const curdir:string;const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string;var exitstatus:integer):integer;

function RunCommandIndir(const curdir:string;const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string):boolean;

function RunCommandInDir(const curdir,cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; deprecated;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string):boolean;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var stdout:string):boolean; overload;

function RunCommand(const cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; deprecated;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var stdout,stderr:string):boolean; overload;

function RunCommand(const cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; overload; deprecated;

implementation

{$i process.inc}

Procedure CommandToList(S : String; List : TStrings);

Function GetNextWord : String;

Const

WhiteSpace = [' ',#9,#10,#13];

Literals = ['"',''''];

Var

Wstart,wend : Integer;

InLiteral : Boolean;

LastLiteral : char;

begin

WStart:=1;

While (WStart<=Length(S)) and (S[WStart] in WhiteSpace) do

Inc(WStart);

WEnd:=WStart;

InLiteral:=False;

LastLiteral:=#0;

While (Wend<=Length(S)) and (Not (S[Wend] in WhiteSpace) or InLiteral) do

begin

if S[Wend] in Literals then

If InLiteral then

InLiteral:=Not (S[Wend]=LastLiteral)

else

begin

InLiteral:=True;

LastLiteral:=S[Wend];

end;

inc(wend);

end;

Result:=Copy(S,WStart,WEnd-WStart);

if (Length(Result) > 0)

and (Result[1] = Result[Length(Result)]) // if 1st char = last char and..

and (Result[1] in Literals) then // it's one of the literals, then

Result:=Copy(Result, 2, Length(Result) - 2); //delete the 2 (but not others in it)

While (WEnd<=Length(S)) and (S[Wend] in WhiteSpace) do

inc(Wend);

Delete(S,1,WEnd-1);

end;

Var

W : String;

begin

While Length(S)>0 do

begin

W:=GetNextWord;

If (W<>'') then

List.Add(W);

end;

Constructor TProcess.Create (AOwner : TComponent);

begin

Inherited;

FProcessPriority:=ppNormal;

FShowWindow:=swoNone;

FInheritHandles:=True;

{$ifdef UNIX}

FForkEvent:=nil;

{$endif UNIX}

FPipeBufferSize := 1024;

FEnvironment:=TStringList.Create;

FParameters:=TStringList.Create;

end;

Destructor TProcess.Destroy;

begin

FParameters.Free;

FEnvironment.Free;

FreeStreams;

CloseProcessHandles;

Inherited Destroy;

end;

Procedure TProcess.FreeStreams;

begin

If FStderrStream<>FOutputStream then

FreeStream(THandleStream(FStderrStream));

FreeStream(THandleStream(FOutputStream));

FreeStream(THandleStream(FInputStream));

end;

Function TProcess.GetExitStatus : Integer;

begin

GetRunning;

Result:=FExitCode;

end;

{$IFNDEF OS_HASEXITCODE}

Function TProcess.GetExitCode : Integer;

begin

if Not Running then

Result:=GetExitStatus

else

Result:=0

end;

{$ENDIF}

Function TProcess.GetRunning : Boolean;

begin

IF FRunning then

FRunning:=Not PeekExitStatus;

Result:=FRunning;

end;

Procedure TProcess.CreateStreams(InHandle,OutHandle,ErrHandle : Longint);

begin

FreeStreams;

FInputStream:=TOutputPipeStream.Create (InHandle);

FOutputStream:=TInputPipeStream.Create (OutHandle);

if Not (poStderrToOutput in FProcessOptions) then

FStderrStream:=TInputPipeStream.Create(ErrHandle);

end;

procedure TProcess.FreeStream(var AStream: THandleStream);

begin

if AStream = nil then exit;

FreeAndNil(AStream);

end;

procedure TProcess.Loaded;

begin

inherited Loaded;

If (csDesigning in ComponentState) and (FCommandLine<>'') then

ConvertCommandLine;

end;

procedure TProcess.CloseInput;

begin

FreeStream(THandleStream(FInputStream));

end;

procedure TProcess.CloseOutput;

begin

FreeStream(THandleStream(FOutputStream));

end;

procedure TProcess.CloseStderr;

begin

FreeStream(THandleStream(FStderrStream));

end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowColumns (Value : Cardinal);

begin

if Value<>0 then

Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseCountChars);

dwXCountChars:=Value;

end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowHeight (Value : Cardinal);

begin

if Value<>0 then

include(FStartupOptions,suoUsePosition);

dwYSize:=Value;

end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowLeft (Value : Cardinal);

begin

if Value<>0 then

Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseSize);

dwx:=Value;

end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowTop (Value : Cardinal);

begin

if Value<>0 then

Include(FStartupOptions,suoUsePosition);

dwy:=Value;

end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowWidth (Value : Cardinal);

begin

If (Value<>0) then

Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseSize);

dwXSize:=Value;

end;

Function TProcess.GetWindowRect : TRect;

begin

With Result do

begin

Left:=dwx;

Right:=dwx+dwxSize;

Top:=dwy;

Bottom:=dwy+dwysize;

end;

procedure TProcess.SetCommandLine(const AValue: String);

begin

if FCommandLine=AValue then exit;

FCommandLine:=AValue;

If Not (csLoading in ComponentState) then

ConvertCommandLine;

end;

procedure TProcess.SetParameters(const AValue: TStrings);

begin

FParameters.Assign(AValue);

end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowRect (Value : Trect);

begin

Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseSize);

Include(FStartupOptions,suoUsePosition);

With Value do

begin

dwx:=Left;

dwxSize:=Right-Left;

dwy:=Top;

dwySize:=Bottom-top;

end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowRows (Value : Cardinal);

begin

if Value<>0 then

Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseCountChars);

dwYCountChars:=Value;

end;

procedure TProcess.SetApplicationName(const Value: String);

begin

FApplicationName := Value;

If (csDesigning in ComponentState) and

(FCommandLine='') then

FCommandLine:=Value;

end;

procedure TProcess.SetProcessOptions(const Value: TProcessOptions);

begin

FProcessOptions := Value;

If poNewConsole in FProcessOptions then

Exclude(FProcessOptions,poNoConsole);

if poRunSuspended in FProcessOptions then

Exclude(FProcessOptions,poWaitOnExit);

end;

procedure TProcess.SetActive(const Value: Boolean);

begin

if (Value<>GetRunning) then

If Value then

Execute

else

Terminate(0);

end;

procedure TProcess.SetEnvironment(const Value: TStrings);

begin

FEnvironment.Assign(Value);

end;

procedure TProcess.ConvertCommandLine;

begin

FParameters.Clear;

CommandToList(FCommandLine,FParameters);

If FParameters.Count>0 then

begin

Executable:=FParameters[0];

FParameters.Delete(0);

end;

Const

READ_BYTES = 65536; // not too small to avoid fragmentation when reading large files.

Function ReadInputPipe(const Pipe: TInputPipeStream; var BytesRead,OutputLen: integer; var OutputString: string): Boolean;

var

available : integer;

NumBytes : integer;

begin

Result := False; available := 0;

if(BytesRead<0)then BytesRead := 0;

if(OutputLen<0)then OutputLen := 0;

repeat

if(Pipe=nil)then exit;

if(Pipe.NumBytesAvailable>0)

then available := Pipe.NumBytesAvailable

else break;

if(BytesRead+available>OutputLen)then

begin

OutputLen := BytesRead+READ_BYTES;

SetLength(OutputString,OutputLen);

end;

try

NumBytes := Pipe.Read(OutputString[1+BytesRead], available);

if(NumBytes>0)

then Inc(BytesRead, NumBytes);

except

Result := False;

end;

finally

Result := True;

end;

until false;

end;

// helperfunction that does the bulk of the work.

// We need to also collect stderr output in order to avoid

// lock out if the stderr pipe is full.

function internalRuncommand(p:TProcess;var outputstring:string;

function internalruncommand(var P: TProcess; var Stdout, Stderr: string; var ExitStatus:integer): integer;

var stderrstring:string; var exitstatus:integer):integer;

var

bytesread_stdout : integer;

numbytes,bytesread,available : integer;

outputlen_stdout : integer;

outputlength, stderrlength : integer;

bytesread_stderr : integer;

stderrnumbytes,stderrbytesread : integer;

outputlen_stderr : integer;

begin

result:=-1;

Result := -1; if(P=nil)then exit;

try

p.Options := [poUsePipes];

P.Options := [poUsePipes];

bytesread:=0;

bytesread_stdout := 0;

outputlength:=0;

outputlen_stdout := 0;

stderrbytesread:=0;

bytesread_stderr := 0;

stderrlength:=0;

outputlen_stderr := 0;

p.Execute;

P.Execute;

while p.Running do

while(P.Running)do

begin

// Only call ReadFromStream if Data from corresponding stream

// is already available, otherwise, on linux, the read call

// is blocking, and thus it is not possible to be sure to handle

// big data amounts bboth on output and stderr pipes. PM.

available:=P.Output.NumBytesAvailable;

if available > 0 then

begin

if (BytesRead + available > outputlength) then

begin

outputlength:=BytesRead + READ_BYTES;

Setlength(outputstring,outputlength);

end;

NumBytes := p.Output.Read(outputstring[1+bytesread], available);

if NumBytes > 0 then

Inc(BytesRead, NumBytes);

end

// The check for assigned(P.stderr) is mainly here so that

// if we use poStderrToOutput in p.Options, we do not access invalid memory.

else if assigned(P.stderr) and (P.StdErr.NumBytesAvailable > 0) then

begin

available:=P.StdErr.NumBytesAvailable;

if (StderrBytesRead + available > stderrlength) then

begin

stderrlength:=StderrBytesRead + READ_BYTES;

Setlength(stderrstring,stderrlength);

end;

StderrNumBytes := p.StdErr.Read(stderrstring[1+StderrBytesRead], available);

if StderrNumBytes > 0 then

Inc(StderrBytesRead, StderrNumBytes);

end

else

Sleep(100);

end;

// Get left output after end of execution

available:=P.Output.NumBytesAvailable;

while available > 0 do

begin

if (BytesRead + available > outputlength) then

begin

outputlength:=BytesRead + READ_BYTES;

Setlength(outputstring,outputlength);

end;

NumBytes := p.Output.Read(outputstring[1+bytesread], available);

if NumBytes > 0 then

Inc(BytesRead, NumBytes);

available:=P.Output.NumBytesAvailable;

end;

setlength(outputstring,BytesRead);

while assigned(P.stderr) and (P.Stderr.NumBytesAvailable > 0) do

begin

available:=P.Stderr.NumBytesAvailable;

if (StderrBytesRead + available > stderrlength) then

begin

stderrlength:=StderrBytesRead + READ_BYTES;

Setlength(stderrstring,stderrlength);

end;

StderrNumBytes := p.StdErr.Read(stderrstring[1+StderrBytesRead], available);

if StderrNumBytes > 0 then

Inc(StderrBytesRead, StderrNumBytes);

end;

setlength(stderrstring,StderrBytesRead);

exitstatus:=p.exitstatus;

result:=0; // we came to here, document that.

except

on e : Exception do

begin

result:=1;

if(not ReadInputPipe(P.Output, bytesread_stdout, outputlen_stdout, Stdout))and

setlength(outputstring,BytesRead);

(not ReadInputPipe(P.Stderr, bytesread_stderr, outputlen_stderr, Stderr))

then sleep(100);

end;

//Get remaining output after end of execution:

ReadInputPipe(P.Output, bytesread_stdout, outputlen_stdout, Stdout);

ReadInputPipe(P.Stderr, bytesread_stderr, outputlen_stderr, Stderr);

ExitStatus := P.ExitStatus;

Result := 0; // we came to here, document that.

except

Result := 1;

end;

finally

p.free;

FreeAndNil(P);

end;

SetLength(Stdout,bytesread_stdout);

end;

SetLength(Stderr,bytesread_stderr);

end;

{ Functions without StderrString }

function RunCommandIndir(const curdir:string;const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string;var exitstatus:integer):integer;

Var

p : TProcess;

i : integer;

ErrorString : String;

begin

p:=TProcess.create(nil);

p.Executable:=exename;

if curdir<>'' then

p.CurrentDirectory:=curdir;

if high(commands)>=0 then

for i:=low(commands) to high(commands) do

p.Parameters.add(commands[i]);

result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus);

end;

function RunCommandInDir(const curdir,cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; deprecated;

Var

p : TProcess;

exitstatus : integer;

ErrorString : String;

begin

p:=TProcess.create(nil);

p.setcommandline(cmdline);

if curdir<>'' then

p.CurrentDirectory:=curdir;

result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus)=0;

if exitstatus<>0 then result:=false;

end;

function RunCommandIndir(const curdir:string;const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string):boolean;

Var

p : TProcess;

exitstatus : integer;

ErrorString : String;

begin

p:=TProcess.create(nil);

p.Executable:=exename;

if curdir<>'' then

p.CurrentDirectory:=curdir;

if high(commands)>=0 then

for i:=low(commands) to high(commands) do

p.Parameters.add(commands[i]);

result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus)=0;

if exitstatus<>0 then result:=false;

end;

function RunCommand(const cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; deprecated;

Var

p : TProcess;

exitstatus : integer;

ErrorString : String;

begin

p:=TProcess.create(nil);

p.setcommandline(cmdline);

result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus)=0;

if exitstatus<>0 then result:=false;

end;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string):boolean;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var stdout,stderr:string):boolean;

Var

var

p : TProcess;

ExitStatus,i : integer;

P : TProcess;

exitstatus : integer;

begin

ErrorString : String;

P := TProcess.Create(nil);

begin

P.Executable := ExeName;

p:=TProcess.create(nil);

if high(commands)>=0

p.Executable:=exename;

then for i:=low(Commands) to high(Commands)

if high(commands)>=0 then

do P.Parameters.Add(Commands[i]);

for i:=low(commands) to high(commands) do

Result := (InternalRunCommand(P,StdOut,StdErr,ExitStatus)=0) and (ExitStatus=0);

p.Parameters.add(commands[i]);

end;

result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus)=0;

if exitstatus<>0 then result:=false;

end;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var stdout:string):boolean;

var

stderr : string;

begin

Result := RunCommand(exename, commands, stdout,stderr);

end;

end.

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{
    This file is part of the Free Component Library (FCL)
    Copyright (c) 1999-2000 by the Free Pascal development team

See the file COPYING.FPC, included in this distribution,
    for details about the copyright.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

**********************************************************************}
{$mode objfpc}
{$h+}
unit process;

interface

Uses Classes,
     pipes,
     SysUtils;

Type
  TProcessOption = (poRunSuspended,poWaitOnExit,
                    poUsePipes,poStderrToOutPut,
                    poNoConsole,poNewConsole,
                    poDefaultErrorMode,poNewProcessGroup,
                    poDebugProcess,poDebugOnlyThisProcess);

TShowWindowOptions = (swoNone,swoHIDE,swoMaximize,swoMinimize,swoRestore,swoShow,
                        swoShowDefault,swoShowMaximized,swoShowMinimized,
                        swoshowMinNOActive,swoShowNA,swoShowNoActivate,swoShowNormal);

TStartupOption = (suoUseShowWindow,suoUseSize,suoUsePosition,
                    suoUseCountChars,suoUseFillAttribute);

TProcessPriority = (ppHigh,ppIdle,ppNormal,ppRealTime);

TProcessOptions = set of TProcessOption;
  TStartupOptions = set of TStartupOption;

Type
  {$ifdef UNIX}
  TProcessForkEvent = procedure(Sender : TObject) of object;
  {$endif UNIX}

{ TProcess }

TProcess = Class (TComponent)
  Private
    FProcessOptions : TProcessOptions;
    FStartupOptions : TStartupOptions;
    FProcessID : Integer;
    FTerminalProgram: String;
    FThreadID : Integer;
    FProcessHandle : Thandle;
    FThreadHandle : Thandle;
    FFillAttribute : Cardinal;
    FApplicationName : string;
    FConsoleTitle : String;
    FCommandLine : String;
    FCurrentDirectory : String;
    FDesktop : String;
    FEnvironment : Tstrings;
    FExecutable : String;
    FParameters : TStrings;
    FShowWindow : TShowWindowOptions;
    FInherithandles : Boolean;
    {$ifdef UNIX}
    FForkEvent : TProcessForkEvent;
    {$endif UNIX}
    FProcessPriority : TProcessPriority;
    dwXCountchars,
    dwXSize,
    dwYsize,
    dwx,
    dwYcountChars,
    dwy : Cardinal;
    FXTermProgram: String;
    FPipeBufferSize : cardinal;
    Procedure FreeStreams;
    Function  GetExitStatus : Integer;
    Function  GetExitCode : Integer;
    Function  GetRunning : Boolean;
    Function  GetWindowRect : TRect;
    procedure SetCommandLine(const AValue: String);
    procedure SetParameters(const AValue: TStrings);
    Procedure SetWindowRect (Value : TRect);
    Procedure SetShowWindow (Value : TShowWindowOptions);
    Procedure SetWindowColumns (Value : Cardinal);
    Procedure SetWindowHeight (Value : Cardinal);
    Procedure SetWindowLeft (Value : Cardinal);
    Procedure SetWindowRows (Value : Cardinal);
    Procedure SetWindowTop (Value : Cardinal);
    Procedure SetWindowWidth (Value : Cardinal);
    procedure SetApplicationName(const Value: String);
    procedure SetProcessOptions(const Value: TProcessOptions);
    procedure SetActive(const Value: Boolean);
    procedure SetEnvironment(const Value: TStrings);
    Procedure ConvertCommandLine;
    function  PeekExitStatus: Boolean;
  Protected
    FRunning : Boolean;
    FExitCode : Cardinal;
    FInputStream  : TOutputPipeStream;
    FOutputStream : TInputPipeStream;
    FStderrStream : TInputPipeStream;
    procedure CloseProcessHandles; virtual;
    Procedure CreateStreams(InHandle,OutHandle,ErrHandle : Longint);virtual;
    procedure FreeStream(var AStream: THandleStream);
    procedure Loaded; override;
  Public
    Constructor Create (AOwner : TComponent);override;
    Destructor Destroy; override;
    Procedure Execute; virtual;
    procedure CloseInput; virtual;
    procedure CloseOutput; virtual;
    procedure CloseStderr; virtual;
    Function Resume : Integer; virtual;
    Function Suspend : Integer; virtual;
    Function Terminate (AExitCode : Integer): Boolean; virtual;
    Function WaitOnExit : Boolean;
    Property WindowRect : Trect Read GetWindowRect Write SetWindowRect;
    Property Handle : THandle Read FProcessHandle;
    Property ProcessHandle : THandle Read FProcessHandle;
    Property ThreadHandle : THandle Read FThreadHandle;
    Property ProcessID : Integer Read FProcessID;
    Property ThreadID : Integer Read FThreadID;
    Property Input  : TOutputPipeStream Read FInputStream;
    Property Output : TInputPipeStream  Read FOutputStream;
    Property Stderr : TinputPipeStream  Read FStderrStream;
    Property ExitStatus : Integer Read GetExitStatus;
    Property ExitCode : Integer Read GetExitCode;
    Property InheritHandles : Boolean Read FInheritHandles Write FInheritHandles;
    {$ifdef UNIX}
    property OnForkEvent : TProcessForkEvent Read FForkEvent Write FForkEvent;
    {$endif UNIX}
  Published
    property PipeBufferSize : cardinal read FPipeBufferSize write FPipeBufferSize default 1024;
    Property Active : Boolean Read GetRunning Write SetActive;
    Property ApplicationName : String Read FApplicationName Write SetApplicationName; deprecated;
    Property CommandLine : String Read FCommandLine Write SetCommandLine ; deprecated;
    Property Executable : String Read FExecutable Write FExecutable;
    Property Parameters : TStrings Read FParameters Write SetParameters;
    Property ConsoleTitle : String Read FConsoleTitle Write FConsoleTitle;
    Property CurrentDirectory : String Read FCurrentDirectory Write FCurrentDirectory;
    Property Desktop : String Read FDesktop Write FDesktop;
    Property Environment : TStrings Read FEnvironment Write SetEnvironment;
    Property Options : TProcessOptions Read FProcessOptions Write SetProcessOptions;
    Property Priority : TProcessPriority Read FProcessPriority Write FProcessPriority;
    Property StartupOptions : TStartupOptions Read FStartupOptions Write FStartupOptions;
    Property Running : Boolean Read GetRunning;
    Property ShowWindow : TShowWindowOptions Read FShowWindow Write SetShowWindow;
    Property WindowColumns : Cardinal Read dwXCountChars Write SetWindowColumns;
    Property WindowHeight : Cardinal Read dwYSize Write SetWindowHeight;
    Property WindowLeft : Cardinal Read dwX Write SetWindowLeft;
    Property WindowRows : Cardinal Read dwYCountChars Write SetWindowRows;
    Property WindowTop : Cardinal Read dwY Write SetWindowTop ;
    Property WindowWidth : Cardinal Read dwXSize Write SetWindowWidth;
    Property FillAttribute : Cardinal read FFillAttribute Write FFillAttribute;
    Property XTermProgram : String Read FXTermProgram Write FXTermProgram;
  end;

EProcess = Class(Exception);

Procedure CommandToList(S : String; List : TStrings);

{$ifdef unix}
Var
  TryTerminals : Array of string;
  XTermProgram : String;
  Function DetectXTerm : String;
{$endif unix}

function RunCommandIndir(const curdir:string;const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string;var exitstatus:integer):integer;
function RunCommandIndir(const curdir:string;const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string):boolean;
function RunCommandInDir(const curdir,cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; deprecated;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string):boolean;
function RunCommand(const cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; deprecated;

implementation

{$i process.inc}

Procedure CommandToList(S : String; List : TStrings);

Function GetNextWord : String;

Const
    WhiteSpace = [' ',#9,#10,#13];
    Literals = ['"',''''];

Var
    Wstart,wend : Integer;
    InLiteral : Boolean;
    LastLiteral : char;

begin
    WStart:=1;
    While (WStart<=Length(S)) and (S[WStart] in WhiteSpace) do
      Inc(WStart);
    WEnd:=WStart;
    InLiteral:=False;
    LastLiteral:=#0;
    While (Wend<=Length(S)) and (Not (S[Wend] in WhiteSpace) or InLiteral) do
      begin
      if S[Wend] in Literals then
        If InLiteral then
          InLiteral:=Not (S[Wend]=LastLiteral)
        else
          begin
          InLiteral:=True;
          LastLiteral:=S[Wend];
          end;
       inc(wend);
       end;

Result:=Copy(S,WStart,WEnd-WStart);

if  (Length(Result) > 0)
     and (Result[1] = Result[Length(Result)]) // if 1st char = last char and..
     and (Result[1] in Literals) then // it's one of the literals, then
       Result:=Copy(Result, 2, Length(Result) - 2); //delete the 2 (but not others in it)

While (WEnd<=Length(S)) and (S[Wend] in WhiteSpace) do
       inc(Wend);
     Delete(S,1,WEnd-1);

end;

Var
  W : String;

begin
  While Length(S)>0 do
    begin
    W:=GetNextWord;
    If (W<>'') then
      List.Add(W);
    end;
end;

Constructor TProcess.Create (AOwner : TComponent);
begin
  Inherited;
  FProcessPriority:=ppNormal;
  FShowWindow:=swoNone;
  FInheritHandles:=True;
  {$ifdef UNIX}
  FForkEvent:=nil;
  {$endif UNIX}
  FPipeBufferSize := 1024;
  FEnvironment:=TStringList.Create;
  FParameters:=TStringList.Create;
end;

Destructor TProcess.Destroy;

begin
  FParameters.Free;
  FEnvironment.Free;
  FreeStreams;
  CloseProcessHandles;
  Inherited Destroy;
end;

Procedure TProcess.FreeStreams;
begin
  If FStderrStream<>FOutputStream then
    FreeStream(THandleStream(FStderrStream));
  FreeStream(THandleStream(FOutputStream));
  FreeStream(THandleStream(FInputStream));
end;

Function TProcess.GetExitStatus : Integer;

begin
  GetRunning;
  Result:=FExitCode;
end;

{$IFNDEF OS_HASEXITCODE}
Function TProcess.GetExitCode : Integer;

begin
  if Not Running then
    Result:=GetExitStatus
  else
    Result:=0
end;
{$ENDIF}

Function TProcess.GetRunning : Boolean;

begin
  IF FRunning then
    FRunning:=Not PeekExitStatus;
  Result:=FRunning;
end;

Procedure TProcess.CreateStreams(InHandle,OutHandle,ErrHandle : Longint);

begin
  FreeStreams;
  FInputStream:=TOutputPipeStream.Create (InHandle);
  FOutputStream:=TInputPipeStream.Create (OutHandle);
  if Not (poStderrToOutput in FProcessOptions) then
    FStderrStream:=TInputPipeStream.Create(ErrHandle);
end;

procedure TProcess.FreeStream(var AStream: THandleStream);
begin
  if AStream = nil then exit;
  FreeAndNil(AStream);
end;

procedure TProcess.Loaded;
begin
  inherited Loaded;
  If (csDesigning in ComponentState) and (FCommandLine<>'') then
    ConvertCommandLine;
end;

procedure TProcess.CloseInput;
begin
  FreeStream(THandleStream(FInputStream));
end;

procedure TProcess.CloseOutput;
begin
  FreeStream(THandleStream(FOutputStream));
end;

procedure TProcess.CloseStderr;
begin
  FreeStream(THandleStream(FStderrStream));
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowColumns (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseCountChars);
  dwXCountChars:=Value;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowHeight (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    include(FStartupOptions,suoUsePosition);
  dwYSize:=Value;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowLeft (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseSize);
  dwx:=Value;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowTop (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUsePosition);
  dwy:=Value;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowWidth (Value : Cardinal);
begin
  If (Value<>0) then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseSize);
  dwXSize:=Value;
end;

Function TProcess.GetWindowRect : TRect;
begin
  With Result do
    begin
    Left:=dwx;
    Right:=dwx+dwxSize;
    Top:=dwy;
    Bottom:=dwy+dwysize;
    end;
end;

procedure TProcess.SetCommandLine(const AValue: String);
begin
  if FCommandLine=AValue then exit;
  FCommandLine:=AValue;
  If Not (csLoading in ComponentState) then
    ConvertCommandLine;
end;

procedure TProcess.SetParameters(const AValue: TStrings);
begin
  FParameters.Assign(AValue);
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowRect (Value : Trect);
begin
  Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseSize);
  Include(FStartupOptions,suoUsePosition);
  With Value do
    begin
    dwx:=Left;
    dwxSize:=Right-Left;
    dwy:=Top;
    dwySize:=Bottom-top;
    end;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowRows (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseCountChars);
  dwYCountChars:=Value;
end;

procedure TProcess.SetApplicationName(const Value: String);
begin
  FApplicationName := Value;
  If (csDesigning in ComponentState) and
     (FCommandLine='') then
    FCommandLine:=Value;
end;

procedure TProcess.SetProcessOptions(const Value: TProcessOptions);
begin
  FProcessOptions := Value;
  If poNewConsole in FProcessOptions then
    Exclude(FProcessOptions,poNoConsole);
  if poRunSuspended in FProcessOptions then
    Exclude(FProcessOptions,poWaitOnExit);
end;

procedure TProcess.SetActive(const Value: Boolean);
begin
  if (Value<>GetRunning) then
    If Value then
      Execute
    else
      Terminate(0);
end;

procedure TProcess.SetEnvironment(const Value: TStrings);
begin
  FEnvironment.Assign(Value);
end;

procedure TProcess.ConvertCommandLine;
begin
  FParameters.Clear;
  CommandToList(FCommandLine,FParameters);
  If FParameters.Count>0 then
    begin
    Executable:=FParameters[0];
    FParameters.Delete(0);
    end;
end;

Const
  READ_BYTES = 65536; // not too small to avoid fragmentation when reading large files.

// helperfunction that does the bulk of the work.
// We need to also collect stderr output in order to avoid
// lock out if the stderr pipe is full.
function internalRuncommand(p:TProcess;var outputstring:string;
                            var stderrstring:string; var exitstatus:integer):integer;
var
    numbytes,bytesread,available : integer;
    outputlength, stderrlength : integer;
    stderrnumbytes,stderrbytesread : integer;
begin
  result:=-1;
  try
    try
    p.Options :=  [poUsePipes];
    bytesread:=0;
    outputlength:=0;
    stderrbytesread:=0;
    stderrlength:=0;
    p.Execute;
    while p.Running do
      begin
        // Only call ReadFromStream if Data from corresponding stream
        // is already available, otherwise, on  linux, the read call
        // is blocking, and thus it is not possible to be sure to handle
        // big data amounts bboth on output and stderr pipes. PM.
        available:=P.Output.NumBytesAvailable;
        if  available > 0 then
          begin
            if (BytesRead + available > outputlength) then
              begin
                outputlength:=BytesRead + READ_BYTES;
                Setlength(outputstring,outputlength);
              end;
            NumBytes := p.Output.Read(outputstring[1+bytesread], available);
            if NumBytes > 0 then
              Inc(BytesRead, NumBytes);
          end
        // The check for assigned(P.stderr) is mainly here so that
        // if we use poStderrToOutput in p.Options, we do not access invalid memory.
        else if assigned(P.stderr) and (P.StdErr.NumBytesAvailable > 0) then
          begin
            available:=P.StdErr.NumBytesAvailable;
            if (StderrBytesRead + available > stderrlength) then
              begin
                stderrlength:=StderrBytesRead + READ_BYTES;
                Setlength(stderrstring,stderrlength);
              end;
            StderrNumBytes := p.StdErr.Read(stderrstring[1+StderrBytesRead], available);
            if StderrNumBytes > 0 then
              Inc(StderrBytesRead, StderrNumBytes);
          end
        else
          Sleep(100);
      end;
    // Get left output after end of execution
    available:=P.Output.NumBytesAvailable;
    while available > 0 do
      begin
        if (BytesRead + available > outputlength) then
          begin
            outputlength:=BytesRead + READ_BYTES;
            Setlength(outputstring,outputlength);
          end;
        NumBytes := p.Output.Read(outputstring[1+bytesread], available);
        if NumBytes > 0 then
          Inc(BytesRead, NumBytes);
        available:=P.Output.NumBytesAvailable;
      end;
    setlength(outputstring,BytesRead);
    while assigned(P.stderr) and (P.Stderr.NumBytesAvailable > 0) do
      begin
        available:=P.Stderr.NumBytesAvailable;
        if (StderrBytesRead + available > stderrlength) then
          begin
            stderrlength:=StderrBytesRead + READ_BYTES;
            Setlength(stderrstring,stderrlength);
          end;
        StderrNumBytes := p.StdErr.Read(stderrstring[1+StderrBytesRead], available);
        if StderrNumBytes > 0 then
          Inc(StderrBytesRead, StderrNumBytes);
      end;
    setlength(stderrstring,StderrBytesRead);
    exitstatus:=p.exitstatus;
    result:=0; // we came to here, document that.
    except
      on e : Exception do
         begin
           result:=1;
           setlength(outputstring,BytesRead);
         end;
     end;
  finally
    p.free;
    end;
end;

{ Functions without StderrString }

function RunCommandIndir(const curdir:string;const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string;var exitstatus:integer):integer;
Var
    p : TProcess;
    i : integer;
    ErrorString : String;
begin
  p:=TProcess.create(nil);
  p.Executable:=exename;
  if curdir<>'' then
    p.CurrentDirectory:=curdir;
  if high(commands)>=0 then
   for i:=low(commands) to high(commands) do
     p.Parameters.add(commands[i]);
  result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus);
end;

function RunCommandInDir(const curdir,cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; deprecated;
Var
    p : TProcess;
    exitstatus : integer;
    ErrorString : String;
begin
  p:=TProcess.create(nil);
  p.setcommandline(cmdline);
  if curdir<>'' then
    p.CurrentDirectory:=curdir;
  result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus)=0;
  if exitstatus<>0 then result:=false;
end;

function RunCommandIndir(const curdir:string;const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string):boolean;
Var
    p : TProcess;
    i,
    exitstatus : integer;
    ErrorString : String;
begin
  p:=TProcess.create(nil);
  p.Executable:=exename;
  if curdir<>'' then
    p.CurrentDirectory:=curdir;
  if high(commands)>=0 then
   for i:=low(commands) to high(commands) do
     p.Parameters.add(commands[i]);
  result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus)=0;
  if exitstatus<>0 then result:=false;
end;

function RunCommand(const cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; deprecated;
Var
    p : TProcess;
    exitstatus : integer;
    ErrorString : String;
begin
  p:=TProcess.create(nil);
  p.setcommandline(cmdline);
  result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus)=0;
  if exitstatus<>0 then result:=false;
end;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var outputstring:string):boolean;
Var
    p : TProcess;
    i,
    exitstatus : integer;
    ErrorString : String;
begin
  p:=TProcess.create(nil);
  p.Executable:=exename;
  if high(commands)>=0 then
   for i:=low(commands) to high(commands) do
     p.Parameters.add(commands[i]);
  result:=internalruncommand(p,outputstring,errorstring,exitstatus)=0;
  if exitstatus<>0 then result:=false;
end;

end.

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{
    This file is part of the Free Component Library (FCL)
    Copyright (c) 1999-2000 by the Free Pascal development team

See the file COPYING.FPC, included in this distribution,
    for details about the copyright.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

**********************************************************************}
{$mode objfpc}
{$h+}
unit process;

interface

Uses Classes,
     pipes,
     SysUtils;

TStartupOption = (suoUseShowWindow,suoUseSize,suoUsePosition,
                    suoUseCountChars,suoUseFillAttribute);

TProcessPriority = (ppHigh,ppIdle,ppNormal,ppRealTime);

TProcessOptions = set of TProcessOption;
  TStartupOptions = set of TStartupOption;

Type
  {$ifdef UNIX}
  TProcessForkEvent = procedure(Sender : TObject) of object;
  {$endif UNIX}

{ TProcess }

EProcess = Class(Exception);

Procedure CommandToList(S : String; List : TStrings);

{$ifdef unix}
Var
  TryTerminals : Array of string;
  XTermProgram : String;
  Function DetectXTerm : String;
{$endif unix}

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var stdout:string):boolean; overload;
function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var stdout,stderr:string):boolean; overload;
function RunCommand(const cmdline:string;var outputstring:string):boolean; overload; deprecated;

implementation

{$i process.inc}

Procedure CommandToList(S : String; List : TStrings);

Function GetNextWord : String;

Const
    WhiteSpace = [' ',#9,#10,#13];
    Literals = ['"',''''];

Var
    Wstart,wend : Integer;
    InLiteral : Boolean;
    LastLiteral : char;

Result:=Copy(S,WStart,WEnd-WStart);

While (WEnd<=Length(S)) and (S[Wend] in WhiteSpace) do
       inc(Wend);
     Delete(S,1,WEnd-1);

end;

Var
  W : String;

begin
  While Length(S)>0 do
    begin
    W:=GetNextWord;
    If (W<>'') then
      List.Add(W);
    end;
end;

Destructor TProcess.Destroy;

begin
  FParameters.Free;
  FEnvironment.Free;
  FreeStreams;
  CloseProcessHandles;
  Inherited Destroy;
end;

Function TProcess.GetExitStatus : Integer;

begin
  GetRunning;
  Result:=FExitCode;
end;

{$IFNDEF OS_HASEXITCODE}
Function TProcess.GetExitCode : Integer;

begin
  if Not Running then
    Result:=GetExitStatus
  else
    Result:=0
end;
{$ENDIF}

Function TProcess.GetRunning : Boolean;

begin
  IF FRunning then
    FRunning:=Not PeekExitStatus;
  Result:=FRunning;
end;

Procedure TProcess.CreateStreams(InHandle,OutHandle,ErrHandle : Longint);

procedure TProcess.FreeStream(var AStream: THandleStream);
begin
  if AStream = nil then exit;
  FreeAndNil(AStream);
end;

procedure TProcess.Loaded;
begin
  inherited Loaded;
  If (csDesigning in ComponentState) and (FCommandLine<>'') then
    ConvertCommandLine;
end;

procedure TProcess.CloseInput;
begin
  FreeStream(THandleStream(FInputStream));
end;

procedure TProcess.CloseOutput;
begin
  FreeStream(THandleStream(FOutputStream));
end;

procedure TProcess.CloseStderr;
begin
  FreeStream(THandleStream(FStderrStream));
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowColumns (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseCountChars);
  dwXCountChars:=Value;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowHeight (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    include(FStartupOptions,suoUsePosition);
  dwYSize:=Value;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowLeft (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseSize);
  dwx:=Value;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowTop (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUsePosition);
  dwy:=Value;
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowWidth (Value : Cardinal);
begin
  If (Value<>0) then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseSize);
  dwXSize:=Value;
end;

Function TProcess.GetWindowRect : TRect;
begin
  With Result do
    begin
    Left:=dwx;
    Right:=dwx+dwxSize;
    Top:=dwy;
    Bottom:=dwy+dwysize;
    end;
end;

procedure TProcess.SetCommandLine(const AValue: String);
begin
  if FCommandLine=AValue then exit;
  FCommandLine:=AValue;
  If Not (csLoading in ComponentState) then
    ConvertCommandLine;
end;

procedure TProcess.SetParameters(const AValue: TStrings);
begin
  FParameters.Assign(AValue);
end;

Procedure TProcess.SetWindowRows (Value : Cardinal);

begin
  if Value<>0 then
    Include(FStartupOptions,suoUseCountChars);
  dwYCountChars:=Value;
end;

procedure TProcess.SetApplicationName(const Value: String);
begin
  FApplicationName := Value;
  If (csDesigning in ComponentState) and
     (FCommandLine='') then
    FCommandLine:=Value;
end;

procedure TProcess.SetActive(const Value: Boolean);
begin
  if (Value<>GetRunning) then
    If Value then
      Execute
    else
      Terminate(0);
end;

procedure TProcess.SetEnvironment(const Value: TStrings);
begin
  FEnvironment.Assign(Value);
end;

Const
  READ_BYTES = 65536; // not too small to avoid fragmentation when reading large files.

Function ReadInputPipe(const Pipe: TInputPipeStream; var BytesRead,OutputLen: integer; var OutputString: string): Boolean;
 var
   available : integer;
   NumBytes  : integer;
 begin
   Result := False; available := 0;
   if(BytesRead<0)then BytesRead := 0;
   if(OutputLen<0)then OutputLen := 0;
   repeat
     if(Pipe=nil)then exit;
     if(Pipe.NumBytesAvailable>0)
       then available := Pipe.NumBytesAvailable
       else break;
     if(BytesRead+available>OutputLen)then
       begin
         OutputLen := BytesRead+READ_BYTES;
         SetLength(OutputString,OutputLen);
       end;
     try
       try
         NumBytes := Pipe.Read(OutputString[1+BytesRead], available);
         if(NumBytes>0)
           then Inc(BytesRead, NumBytes);
       except
         Result := False;
       end;
     finally
       Result := True;
     end;
   until false;
 end;

// helperfunction that does the bulk of the work.
// We need to also collect stderr output in order to avoid
// lock out if the stderr pipe is full.
function internalruncommand(var P: TProcess; var Stdout, Stderr: string; var ExitStatus:integer): integer;
 var
   bytesread_stdout : integer;
   outputlen_stdout : integer;
   bytesread_stderr : integer;
   outputlen_stderr : integer;
 begin
   Result := -1; if(P=nil)then exit;
   try
     try
       P.Options        := [poUsePipes];
       bytesread_stdout := 0;
       outputlen_stdout := 0;
       bytesread_stderr := 0;
       outputlen_stderr := 0;
       P.Execute;
       while(P.Running)do
         begin
           if(not ReadInputPipe(P.Output, bytesread_stdout, outputlen_stdout, Stdout))and
             (not ReadInputPipe(P.Stderr, bytesread_stderr, outputlen_stderr, Stderr))
              then sleep(100);
         end;
     //Get remaining output after end of execution:
       ReadInputPipe(P.Output, bytesread_stdout, outputlen_stdout, Stdout);
       ReadInputPipe(P.Stderr, bytesread_stderr, outputlen_stderr, Stderr);
       ExitStatus := P.ExitStatus;
       Result     := 0; // we came to here, document that.
     except
       Result := 1;
     end;
   finally
     FreeAndNil(P);
     SetLength(Stdout,bytesread_stdout);
     SetLength(Stderr,bytesread_stderr);
   end;
 end;

{ Functions without StderrString }

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var stdout,stderr:string):boolean;
 var
   ExitStatus,i : integer;
   P            : TProcess;
 begin
   P := TProcess.Create(nil);
   P.Executable := ExeName;
   if high(commands)>=0
      then for i:=low(Commands) to high(Commands)
               do P.Parameters.Add(Commands[i]);
   Result := (InternalRunCommand(P,StdOut,StdErr,ExitStatus)=0) and (ExitStatus=0);
 end;

function RunCommand(const exename:string;const commands:array of string;var stdout:string):boolean;
 var
   stderr : string;
 begin
   Result := RunCommand(exename, commands, stdout,stderr);
 end;

end.