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+/* This file is part of Raul.  Copyright (C) 2006 Dave Robillard.
+ * 
+ * Raul is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+ * version.
+ * 
+ * Raul is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef RAUL_PROCESS_H
+#define RAUL_PROCESS_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+/** A child process.
+ *
+ * \ingroup raul
+ */
+class Process
+{
+public:
+
+	/** Launch a sub process.
+	 *
+	 * @param command can be a typical shell command with parameters, the PATH is searched etc.
+	 */
+	bool launch(std::string command)
+	{
+		const string executable = (command.find(" ") != string::npos)
+			? command.substr(0, command.find(" "))
+			: command;
+
+		std::cerr << "Launching child process '" << executable << "' with command line '"
+			<< command << "'" << endl;
+
+		// Use the same double fork() trick as JACK to prevent zombie children
+		const int err = fork();
+
+		if (err == 0) {
+			// (child)
+
+			// close all nonstandard file descriptors
+			const int max_fds = getdtablesize();
+			int fd;
+			for (fd = 3; fd < max_fds; ++fd)
+				close(fd);
+
+			switch (fork()) {
+
+				case 0:
+					// (grandchild)
+					setsid();
+					execlp(executable.c_str(), command.c_str(), NULL);
+					_exit(-1);
+
+				case -1:
+					// (second) fork failed, there is no grandchild
+					_exit (-1);
+
+					/* exit the child process here */
+				default: 
+					_exit (0);
+			}
+
+		return (err > 0);
+	}
+
+private:
+	// .... no :) (undefined)
+	Process();
+	Process(const Process&);
+	Process& operator=(const Process&);
+};
+
+
+#endif // RAUL_PROCESS_H