src/browse.cc

// Copyright 2011 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
//
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#include "browse.h"

#include <errno.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <vector>

#include "build/browse_py.h"

void RunBrowsePython(State* state, const char* ninja_command,
                     const char* input_file, int argc, char* argv[]) {
  // Fork off a Python process and have it run our code via its stdin.
  // (Actually the Python process becomes the parent.)
  int pipefd[2];
  if (pipe(pipefd) < 0) {
    perror("ninja: pipe");
    return;
  }

  pid_t pid = fork();
  if (pid < 0) {
    perror("ninja: fork");
    return;
  }

  if (pid > 0) {  // Parent.
    close(pipefd[1]);
    do {
      if (dup2(pipefd[0], 0) < 0) {
        perror("ninja: dup2");
        break;
      }

      std::vector<const char *> command;
      command.push_back(NINJA_PYTHON);
      command.push_back("-");
      command.push_back("--ninja-command");
      command.push_back(ninja_command);
      command.push_back("-f");
      command.push_back(input_file);
      for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
          command.push_back(argv[i]);
      }
      command.push_back(NULL);
      execvp(command[0], (char**)&command[0]);
      if (errno == ENOENT) {
        printf("ninja: %s is required for the browse tool\n", NINJA_PYTHON);
      } else {
        perror("ninja: execvp");
      }
    } while (false);
    _exit(1);
  } else {  // Child.
    close(pipefd[0]);

    // Write the script file into the stdin of the Python process.
    ssize_t len = write(pipefd[1], kBrowsePy, sizeof(kBrowsePy));
    if (len < (ssize_t)sizeof(kBrowsePy))
      perror("ninja: write");
    close(pipefd[1]);
    exit(0);
  }
}