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+# &open2: tom christiansen, <tchrist@convex.com>
+#
+# usage: $pid = &open2('rdr', 'wtr', 'some cmd and args');
+# or $pid = &open2('rdr', 'wtr', 'some', 'cmd', 'and', 'args');
+#
+# spawn the given $cmd and connect $rdr for
+# reading and $wtr for writing. return pid
+# of child, or 0 on failure.
+#
+# WARNING: this is dangerous, as you may block forever
+# unless you are very careful.
+#
+# $wtr is left unbuffered.
+#
+# abort program if
+# rdr or wtr are null
+# pipe or fork or exec fails
+
+package open2;
+$fh = 'FHOPEN000'; # package static in case called more than once
+
+sub main'open2 {
+ local($kidpid);
+ local($dad_rdr, $dad_wtr, @cmd) = @_;
+
+ $dad_rdr ne '' || die "open2: rdr should not be null";
+ $dad_wtr ne '' || die "open2: wtr should not be null";
+
+ # force unqualified filehandles into callers' package
+ local($package) = caller;
+ $dad_rdr =~ s/^[^']+$/$package'$&/;
+ $dad_wtr =~ s/^[^']+$/$package'$&/;
+
+ local($kid_rdr) = ++$fh;
+ local($kid_wtr) = ++$fh;
+
+ pipe($dad_rdr, $kid_wtr) || die "open2: pipe 1 failed: $!";
+ pipe($kid_rdr, $dad_wtr) || die "open2: pipe 2 failed: $!";
+
+ if (($kidpid = fork) < 0) {
+ die "open2: fork failed: $!";
+ } elsif ($kidpid == 0) {
+ close $dad_rdr; close $dad_wtr;
+ open(STDIN, "<&$kid_rdr");
+ open(STDOUT, ">&$kid_wtr");
+ warn "execing @cmd\n" if $debug;
+ exec @cmd;
+ die "open2: exec of @cmd failed";
+ }
+ close $kid_rdr; close $kid_wtr;
+ select((select($dad_wtr), $| = 1)[0]); # unbuffer pipe
+ $kidpid;
+}
+1; # so require is happy
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