use switch for fork()
save two local variables and improve readability by a bit
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macrod.c
@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ int pressBufferRemove (struct pressed_buffer *pb, unsigned short key)
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return 0;
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}
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}
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return 1;
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}
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@ -283,14 +282,18 @@ void die (void)
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void execCommand (const char *path)
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{
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pid_t child_pid = fork();
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if (child_pid == -1) die();
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// TODO: communication between parent and child about process status/errors/etc
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if (!child_pid) {
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/* we are the child */
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int ret = 0;
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ret = execl(path, path, (char *) NULL);
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if (ret != 0)
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switch (fork()) {
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case -1:
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fprintf(stderr, "Could not fork: %s", strerror(errno));
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break;
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case 0:
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/* we are the child */
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if(execl(path, path, (char *) NULL) != 0)
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/* execl only returns if an error occured, so we exit
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* otherwise we duplicate the process */
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exit(-1);
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/* we shouldn't be here */
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break;
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}
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// TODO: communication between parent and child about process status/errors/etc
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}
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