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+#ifndef _WIN32
+
+// includes
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "pipex.h"
+
+// constants
+
+static const unsigned int StringSize = 4096;
+
+// prototypes
+
+static void my_close(int fd);
+static void my_dup2(int old_fd, int new_fd) ;
+
+// functions
+
+// pipex_open()
+
+void pipex_open(pipex_t *pipex, const char *name, const char *command){
+ char string[StringSize];
+ int argc;
+ char * ptr;
+ char * argv[256];
+ int from_child[2], to_child[2];
+
+ pipex->pid=-1;
+ pipex->io->name=name;
+
+ if(command==NULL){
+ pipex->io->in_fd = STDIN_FILENO;
+ pipex->io->out_fd = STDOUT_FILENO;
+
+ // attach standard error to standard output
+
+ my_dup2(STDOUT_FILENO,STDERR_FILENO);
+ io_init(pipex->io);
+ }else{
+
+ // parse the command line and create the argument list
+
+ if (strlen(command) >= StringSize) my_fatal("pipex_open(): buffer overflow\n");
+ strcpy(string,command);
+ argc = 0;
+
+ for (ptr = strtok(string," "); ptr != NULL; ptr = strtok(NULL," ")) {
+ argv[argc++] = ptr;
+ }
+
+ argv[argc] = NULL;
+
+ // create the pipes
+
+ if (pipe(from_child) == -1) {
+ my_fatal("pipex_open(): pipe(): %s\n",strerror(errno));
+ }
+
+ if (pipe(to_child) == -1) {
+ my_fatal("pipex_open(): pipe(): %s\n",strerror(errno));
+ }
+
+ // create the child process
+
+ pipex->pid = fork();
+
+ if (pipex->pid == -1) {
+
+ my_fatal("pipex_open(): fork(): %s\n",strerror(errno));
+
+ } else if (pipex->pid == 0) {
+
+ // child
+
+ // close unused pipe descriptors to avoid deadlocks
+
+ my_close(from_child[0]);
+ my_close(to_child[1]);
+
+ // attach the pipe to standard input
+
+ my_dup2(to_child[0],STDIN_FILENO);
+ my_close(to_child[0]);
+
+ // attach the pipe to standard output
+
+ my_dup2(from_child[1],STDOUT_FILENO);
+ my_close(from_child[1]);
+
+ // attach standard error to standard output
+ // commenting this out gives error messages on the console
+
+ /* my_dup2(STDOUT_FILENO,STDERR_FILENO); */
+
+ // launch the new executable file
+
+ execvp(argv[0],&argv[0]);
+
+ // execvp() only returns when an error has occured
+
+ my_fatal("engine_open(): execvp(): %s\n",strerror(errno));
+
+ } else { // pid > 0
+
+ ASSERT(pipex->pid>0);
+
+ // parent
+
+ // close unused pipe descriptors to avoid deadlocks
+
+ my_close(from_child[1]);
+ my_close(to_child[0]);
+
+ // fill in the pipex struct
+
+ pipex->io->in_fd = from_child[0];
+ pipex->io->out_fd = to_child[1];
+ pipex->state|=PIPEX_ACTIVE; // can we test if this really TRUE?
+
+ io_init(pipex->io);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+void pipex_wait_event(pipex_t *pipex[]){
+
+ fd_set set[1];
+ pipex_t *p;
+ int fd_max;
+ int val;
+ pipex_t **q;
+
+ q=pipex;
+
+ // init
+
+ FD_ZERO(set);
+ fd_max = -1; // HACK
+ while((p=*(q++))!=NULL){
+ ASSERT(p->io->in_fd>=0);
+ FD_SET(p->io->in_fd,set);
+ if (p->io->in_fd > fd_max){
+ fd_max = p->io->in_fd;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // wait for something to read (no timeout)
+
+ ASSERT(fd_max>=0);
+ val = select(fd_max+1,set,NULL,NULL,NULL);
+ if (val == -1 && errno != EINTR) my_fatal("pipex_wait_event(): select(): %s\n",strerror(errno));
+
+ q=pipex;
+ if (val > 0) {
+ while((p=*(q++))!=NULL){
+ if (FD_ISSET(p->io->in_fd,set)) io_get_update(p->io);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+// pipex_active()
+
+bool pipex_active(pipex_t *pipex){
+ return (pipex->state&PIPEX_ACTIVE)!=0;
+}
+
+// pipex_eof()
+
+bool pipex_eof(pipex_t *pipex){
+ return (pipex->state&PIPEX_EOF)!=0;
+}
+
+
+// pipex_set_priority()
+
+void pipex_set_priority(pipex_t *pipex, int value){
+ if(pipex->pid!=-1){
+ setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS,pipex->pid,value);
+ }
+}
+
+// pipex_set_affinity()
+
+void pipex_set_affinity(pipex_t *pipex, int value){
+ my_log("POLYGLOT Setting affinity is not yet implemented on posix\n");
+}
+
+// pipex_send_eof()
+
+void pipex_send_eof(pipex_t *pipex){
+ io_close(pipex->io);
+}
+
+// pipex_exit()
+
+void pipex_exit(pipex_t *pipex){
+ // NOOP for now
+ return;
+}
+
+// pipex_readln()
+
+bool pipex_readln(pipex_t *pipex, char *string){
+ while (!io_line_ready(pipex->io)) {
+ io_get_update(pipex->io);
+ }
+ if (!io_get_line(pipex->io,string,StringSize)) { // EOF
+ string[0]='\0';
+ pipex->state|=PIPEX_EOF;
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+
+ return TRUE;
+}
+
+// pipex_readln_nb()
+
+bool pipex_readln_nb(pipex_t *pipex, char *string){
+ if(io_line_ready(pipex->io)){
+ return pipex_readln(pipex,string);
+ }else{
+ string[0]='\0';
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+}
+
+// pipex_writeln()
+
+void pipex_writeln(pipex_t *pipex, const char *string){
+ io_send(pipex->io,"%s",string);
+}
+
+// my_close()
+
+static void my_close(int fd) {
+
+ ASSERT(fd>=0);
+
+ if (close(fd) == -1) my_fatal("my_close(): close(): %s\n",strerror(errno));
+}
+
+// my_dup2()
+
+static void my_dup2(int old_fd, int new_fd) {
+
+ ASSERT(old_fd>=0);
+ ASSERT(new_fd>=0);
+
+ if (dup2(old_fd,new_fd) == -1) my_fatal("my_dup2(): dup2(): %s\n",strerror(errno));
+}
+
+
+#endif