util.c
author arg@mig29
Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:13:41 +0200
changeset 541 08d3d329270a
parent 532 651f2c868b31
child 643 e90bf387bf6f
permissions -rw-r--r--
using MASTER 600 again, it is definately better, and using urxvtc for the moment (it doesn't flickers on refreshes, but this is not because of Marc Lehmann, it is because of the original rxvt code)

/* (C)opyright MMVI Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam at gmail dot com>
 * See LICENSE file for license details.
 */
#include "dwm.h"
#include <stdarg.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>

/* extern */

void *
emallocz(unsigned int size) {
	void *res = calloc(1, size);

	if(!res)
		eprint("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", size);
	return res;
}

void
eprint(const char *errstr, ...) {
	va_list ap;

	va_start(ap, errstr);
	vfprintf(stderr, errstr, ap);
	va_end(ap);
	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}

void *
erealloc(void *ptr, unsigned int size) {
	void *res = realloc(ptr, size);

	if(!res)
		eprint("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", size);
	return res;
}

void
spawn(Arg *arg) {
	static char *shell = NULL;

	if(!shell && !(shell = getenv("SHELL")))
		shell = "/bin/sh";
	if(!arg->cmd)
		return;
	/* The double-fork construct avoids zombie processes and keeps the code
	 * clean from stupid signal handlers. */
	if(fork() == 0) {
		if(fork() == 0) {
			if(dpy)
				close(ConnectionNumber(dpy));
			setsid();
			execl(shell, shell, "-c", arg->cmd, (char *)NULL);
			fprintf(stderr, "dwm: execl '%s -c %s'", shell, arg->cmd);
			perror(" failed");
		}
		exit(0);
	}
	wait(0);
}