How can I run an external command in its own Windows console from a Wing plugin ? Let assume, as example, the command:
make -C output -f build.mak
I tried something like:
app = wingapi.gApplication app.CreateChildProcess(['make', '-C', 'output', '-f', 'build.mak'], dirname=prj_dir)
but I do not see any effect.
The following works for me to create a new Windows console and run 'dir' in it so I think should work as a basis for what you're trying to do:
def test_cmd():
def terminated(*args):
print('terminated', args)
wingapi.gApplication.CreateChildProcess(['cmd.exe', '/c', 'start', 'dir'], terminated)
Note that your command line was missing the required terminated_cb arg so should have thrown an exception visible in the Messages tool, under the Scripts channel.
Thanks, now with this code I'm able to run a custom batch script in the directory I want:
app.CreateChildProcess(['cmd.exe', '/c', 'start', 'build.bat'], terminated, dirname=prj_dir)
Just a minor issue, I defined the callback as:
def terminated(timeout, exc, exit_code): print(f'terminated: {exc}, {exit_code}')
but it seems not called on termination.
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