[wx-dev] #9603: wxExecute doesn't return proper value with Mac app bundle

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/9603>

#9603: wxExecute doesn't return proper value with Mac app bundle
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 Reporter:  blarged                  |       Owner:       
     Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:       
Component:  wxMac                    |     Version:  2.8.7
 Keywords:  wxMacExecute, wxExecute  |   Blockedby:       
    Patch:  0                        |    Blocking:       
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 build: 53607

 from:[http://docs.wxwidgets.org/stable/wx_processfunctions.html#wxexecute]
 '''For asynchronous execution, however, the return value is the process id
 and zero value indicates that the command could not be executed.'''

 All right, so I've been banging my head on this for quite some time.  In
 the above documentation when wxExecute is called with the wxEXEC_ASYNC
 flag, the returned long should be the process id.  This works great... but
 not if not executing an app bundle on a Mac.

 The app bundle is successfully launched, however, the returned value
 regardless of wxEXEC_ASYNC or wxEXEC_SYNC is the success code of
 wxMacExecute.

 {{{
 from: src/mac/corefoundation/utilsexc_base.cpp
 const long errorCode = ((flags & wxEXEC_SYNC) ? -1 : 0);
 const long successCode = ((flags & wxEXEC_SYNC) ? 0 : -1);
 }}}

 No where can I find it returning a process id.

 There doesn't seem to be any documentation for wxMacExecute, so I'm not
 sure what the specifics of the return are.  but since wxMacExecute is
 called from wxExecute when there is an app bundle, I would think the
 return values should match up.


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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wxwidgets.org/ticket/9603>