void
start_tool (string executable, string app)
{
- boost::filesystem::path batch = directory_containing_executable();
- batch = batch.parent_path (); // MacOS
- batch = batch.parent_path (); // Contents
- batch = batch.parent_path (); // DCP-o-matic.app
- batch = batch.parent_path (); // Applications
- batch /= app;
- batch /= "Contents";
- batch /= "MacOS";
- batch /= executable;
+ boost::filesystem::path exe_path = directory_containing_executable();
+ exe_path = exe_path.parent_path (); // MacOS
+ exe_path = exe_path.parent_path (); // Contents
+ exe_path = exe_path.parent_path (); // DCP-o-matic.app
+ exe_path = exe_path.parent_path (); // Applications
+ exe_path /= app;
+ exe_path /= "Contents";
+ exe_path /= "MacOS";
+ exe_path /= executable;
pid_t pid = fork ();
if (pid == 0) {
- int const r = system (batch.string().c_str());
+ LOG_GENERAL ("start_tool %1 %2 with path %3", executable, app, exe_path.string());
+ int const r = system (exe_path.string().c_str());
exit (WEXITSTATUS (r));
+ } else if (pid == -1) {
+ LOG_ERROR_NC("Fork failed in start_tool");
}
}