7.3.203

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   2 Subject: Patch 7.3.203
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   4 From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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   9
  10 Patch 7.3.203
  11 Problem:    MS-Windows: Can't run an external command without a console window.
  12 Solution:   Support ":!start /b cmd". (Xaizek)
  13 Files:      runtime/doc/os_win32.txt, src/os_win32.c
  14
  15
  16 *** ../mercurial/vim73/src/os_win32.c   2011-05-05 18:31:54.000000000 +0200
  17 --- src/os_win32.c      2011-05-25 16:45:31.000000000 +0200
  18 ***************
  19 *** 3401,3406 ****
  20 --- 3401,3407 ----
  21             {
  22                 STARTUPINFO             si;
  23                 PROCESS_INFORMATION     pi;
  24 +               DWORD                   flags = CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE;
  25
  26                 si.cb = sizeof(si);
  27                 si.lpReserved = NULL;
  28 ***************
  29 *** 3418,3423 ****
  30 --- 3419,3440 ----
  31                     si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
  32                     si.wShowWindow = SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE;
  33                 }
  34 +               else if ((STRNICMP(cmdbase, "/b", 2) == 0)
  35 +                       && vim_iswhite(cmdbase[2]))
  36 +               {
  37 +                   cmdbase = skipwhite(cmdbase + 2);
  38 +                   flags = CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
  39 +                   si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
  40 +                   si.hStdInput = CreateFile("\\\\.\\NUL",     // File name
  41 +                       GENERIC_READ,                           // Access flags
  42 +                       0,                                      // Share flags
  43 +                       NULL,                                   // Security att.
  44 +                       OPEN_EXISTING,                          // Open flags
  45 +                       FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,                  // File att.
  46 +                       NULL);                                  // Temp file
  47 +                   si.hStdOutput = si.hStdInput;
  48 +                   si.hStdError = si.hStdInput;
  49 +               }
  50
  51                 /* When the command is in double quotes, but 'shellxquote' is
  52                  * empty, keep the double quotes around the command.
  53 ***************
  54 *** 3445,3451 ****
  55                         NULL,                   // Process security attributes
  56                         NULL,                   // Thread security attributes
  57                         FALSE,                  // Inherit handles
  58 !                       CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE,     // Creation flags
  59                         NULL,                   // Environment
  60                         NULL,                   // Current directory
  61                         &si,                    // Startup information
  62 --- 3462,3468 ----
  63                         NULL,                   // Process security attributes
  64                         NULL,                   // Thread security attributes
  65                         FALSE,                  // Inherit handles
  66 !                       flags,                  // Creation flags
  67                         NULL,                   // Environment
  68                         NULL,                   // Current directory
  69                         &si,                    // Startup information
  70 ***************
  71 *** 3458,3463 ****
  72 --- 3475,3485 ----
  73                     EMSG(_("E371: Command not found"));
  74   #endif
  75                 }
  76 +               if (si.hStdInput != NULL)
  77 +               {
  78 +                   /* Close the handle to \\.\NUL */
  79 +                   CloseHandle(si.hStdInput);
  80 +               }
  81                 /* Close the handles to the subprocess, so that it goes away */
  82                 CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
  83                 CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
  84 *** ../vim-7.3.202/src/version.c        2011-05-25 15:16:06.000000000 +0200
  85 --- src/version.c       2011-05-25 17:05:59.000000000 +0200
  86 ***************
  87 *** 711,712 ****
  88 --- 711,714 ----
  89   {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
  90 + /**/
  91 +     203,
  92   /**/
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