tools/create_process.c

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#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS 1
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    STARTUPINFO si = { sizeof(STARTUPINFO) };
    PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
    char cmdline[4096];

    if (argc >= 2) {
        int i;

        sprintf_s(cmdline, sizeof(cmdline), "\"%s\"", argv[1]);
        for (i = 2; i < argc; ++i) {
            /* This is n^2, but of course it doesn't matter. */
            strcat_s(cmdline, sizeof(cmdline), " ");
            strcat_s(cmdline, sizeof(cmdline), argv[i]);
        }

        fprintf(stderr, "creating subprocess %s\n", cmdline);
        fflush(stderr);

        if (!CreateProcess(argv[1], cmdline, NULL, NULL, FALSE, 0, NULL, NULL, &si,
                           &pi)) {
            fprintf(stderr, "CreateProcess failure\n");
            fflush(stderr);
        } else
            WaitForSingleObject(pi.hProcess, INFINITE);
    } else {
        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <process to run> [args for child]\n", argv[0]);
        fflush(stderr);
    }

    fprintf(stderr, "parent done\n");
    fflush(stderr);
    return 0;
}