updated for version 7.3.203
Problem: MS-Windows: Can't run an external command without a console window.
Solution: Support ":!start /b cmd". (Xaizek)
diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 179ee64..d4ef939 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -3401,6 +3401,7 @@
{
STARTUPINFO si;
PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
+ DWORD flags = CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE;
si.cb = sizeof(si);
si.lpReserved = NULL;
@@ -3418,6 +3419,22 @@
si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
si.wShowWindow = SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE;
}
+ else if ((STRNICMP(cmdbase, "/b", 2) == 0)
+ && vim_iswhite(cmdbase[2]))
+ {
+ cmdbase = skipwhite(cmdbase + 2);
+ flags = CREATE_NO_WINDOW;
+ si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
+ si.hStdInput = CreateFile("\\\\.\\NUL", // File name
+ GENERIC_READ, // Access flags
+ 0, // Share flags
+ NULL, // Security att.
+ OPEN_EXISTING, // Open flags
+ FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, // File att.
+ NULL); // Temp file
+ si.hStdOutput = si.hStdInput;
+ si.hStdError = si.hStdInput;
+ }
/* When the command is in double quotes, but 'shellxquote' is
* empty, keep the double quotes around the command.
@@ -3445,7 +3462,7 @@
NULL, // Process security attributes
NULL, // Thread security attributes
FALSE, // Inherit handles
- CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE, // Creation flags
+ flags, // Creation flags
NULL, // Environment
NULL, // Current directory
&si, // Startup information
@@ -3458,6 +3475,11 @@
EMSG(_("E371: Command not found"));
#endif
}
+ if (si.hStdInput != NULL)
+ {
+ /* Close the handle to \\.\NUL */
+ CloseHandle(si.hStdInput);
+ }
/* Close the handles to the subprocess, so that it goes away */
CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a85d4de..d8811b2 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -710,6 +710,8 @@
static int included_patches[] =
{ /* Add new patch number below this line */
/**/
+ 203,
+/**/
202,
/**/
201,